Vocabulary
Geography
Trivia
Government
Greek Mythology
100
A large hill where city residents could seek shelter and safety in times of war
What is Acropolis?
100
A country in Southeastern Europe, on the European Continent, bordering Abania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
What is Greece?
100

A non-foreign born man, owning land, and was free.

What is a citizen?

100
Two groups of people that did *not* have the right to vote
What are women and slaves?
100
The people were not afraid of these things because they acted like regular humans.  

Who are the Greek Gods?

200

This person reflects on life and the "love of wisdom"

What is a philosopher?

200
A large mass of land, three sides of which are bordered by water
What is a "peninsula"?
200
A large athletic competition, involving many sports, born in Ancient Greece, in which many city-states participated. It developed into the biggest international athletic competition in the world today.
What are the Olympics?
200
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is *not* the lawful king or queen, where that power is usually taken by force.
What is Tyranny?
200
This god was the ruler of all the Greek gods and married his sister.
Who is Zeus?
300

Name one famous philiosopher

Who is Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, etc?

300

These caused city-states to be fiercely independent.

What  are mountains?

300

The worship or belief in many gods and/or goddesses.

What is Polytheism?

300
Greece (Athens, in particular) is the birthplace of this form of government, that the United States uses today.
What is Democracy?
300
The goddess who was the daughter of Uranus and the wife of Hephaestos. She was known as the goddess of love and beauty.
Who is Aphrodite?
400
A clearing that served both as a marketplace and as a meeting place
What is "Agora"?
400

These are two most famous city states in Ancient Greece.

What are Athens and Sparta?

400

One of the most important agricultural exports in Greece.

What are Olives? (or Wine)

400
A system of government that Greece had during the Mycenean period, in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
What is Monarchy?
400

The god who we can blame for Valentine's Day.

Who is Cupid?

500
A person who has certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
What is a citizen?
500

The two seas that surround Greece and its 400 islands.

What are the Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas?

500

The famous Greek philosopher that was very annoying because all he did was ask questions.

Who is  Socarates?

500
A system of government where a small group of the richest and most powerful citizens controlled decision making, used by most city-states in the Archaic period.
What is Oligarchy?
500

This god was in charge of the sea. 

Who is Poseidon?

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