Vocabulary
Geography
Trivia
Government
Greek Mythology
100

Temples were often built on this 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

The first known historian, known for his bias towards Greece

Who is Herodotus

100

Greece (Athens, in particular) is the birthplace of this form of government, that the United States uses today.

What is democracy?

100

Athenians honored this goddess by building a temple to her on the Acropolis in Athens.

Who is Athena?

200

A traditional story that helps explain a culture's beliefs.

What is a myth?

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 two of his sisters.

Who is Zeus?

300

A person who has certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community

What is a citizen?

300
The peninsula on which Sparta is located.
What is Peloponnesus?
300
The worship or belief in many gods and/or goddesses.
What is Polytheism?
300

A system of government where a small group of the richest and most powerful citizens controlled decision making.

What is an oligarchy?

300

This god had a violent temper and was known as the god of war.

Who is Ares?

400
A clearing that served both as a marketplace and as a meeting place
What is "Agora"?
400

The greatest empire the world has ever known that lies just outside of Ancient Greece

What is Persia

400

One of the most important agricultural exports in Greece.

What are Olives? (or grapes)

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 father of 6 of the Olympians who ate his children and was overthrown by Zeus.

Who is Kronos?

500

Soldiers who ride on horseback.

What is cavalry?

500
The three seas that surround Greece and its 400 islands.
What are the Mediterranean, Ionian, and Aegean Seas?
500

The person who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

Who is Homer?

500

A slave in Sparta was known by this name.

What is a helot?

500

This titan created humans and gave them fire before he was punished by Zeus by being chained to a mountain.

Who is Prometheus?

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