It's all GREEK to me!
The main land of Greece is a ___________, or a land mass surrounded by water on 3 sides.
PENINSULA
Who was the King of Sparta who led the 300 at Thermopalye
Leonidas
What's Ms. Chase's favorite color
Pink
Athens is considered the birthplace of ___________.
democracy
Which king was the FIRST Persian leader to invade Greece?
Darius
Greece is surrounded by which 3 seas?
MEDITERRANEAN
AEGEAN
IONIAN
Sparta was a __________, meaning it was run by men.
patriarchal
What's Ms. Chase's favorite pizza topping
Pepperoni
Name one American landmark that was built in the Greek style?
White House, Congress, Supreme Court, etc. etc.
Who was the SECOND Persian leader to invade Greece?
Xerxes
Name 3 Greek Gods
Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hestia, Dionysus ETC. ETC. ETC.
While Athens was a democracy, Sparta was an _____.
oligarchy
What civilization did Alexander fail to take over?
India/ Indus River Valley
He is known as the father of medicine
Hippocrates
At the battle of Marathon, ______________ ran the first marathon to alert Athens that the Persians were coming.
Phidippides
Who conquered Greece in 338 BCE?
Philip II
At the age of 12, Spartan boys started to train with
sword and spears
What is Ms. De Angelis' favorite animal
hippo
How is Athenian Democracy different from American Democracy?
participative vs. representative
During the Peloponnesian War, which two leagues fought against each other?
Delian
Peloponnesian
The Illiad and the Odyssey were written by
Homer
What COULD women do in Sparta?
Get an education, own land, remarry, speak about politics
What is Ms. De Angelis' favorite drink
chocolate milk
Which Greek philosophers used questions as a teaching method?
Socrates
Who was the strategos of the Athenian military and the father of Democracy?
Pericles