GREEK GEOGRAPHY
GREEK GOVERNMENT
GREEK GODS & GODDESSES
GREEK SOCIETY
GREEK POTPOURRI
100
A body of land that has most, not all, of it's borders surrounded by bodies of water.
What is a Peninsula?
100
It's Greek for City-State.
What is polis?
100
Her archery is divine.
Who is Artemis?
100
He ushered in the Golden Age of Athens.
Who was Pericles?
100
Brad Pitt looked groovy playing this Greek demigod warrior.
Who was Achilles?
200
The Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea.
What bodies of water surround Greece?
200
Ancient Greek temples and government buildings were on top of this "high city".
What is an Acropolis?
200
Although he was a major god, since his realm was far from Olympus he wasn't counted as an Olympian god.
Who is Hades?
200
A democracy maybe, but only this demographic had political rights in ancient Athens.
Who are Athens born males?
200
She was so beautiful her face launched a thousand Greek ships to return her to Sparta.
Who was Helen of Troy?
300
One of the reasons so many of these developed was because of Greece's mountainous terrain.
What are City-States?
300
It's the approximate number of City-States in ancient Greece.
What is 1,500?
300
She was so smart she popped out of her Daddy's head.
Who is Athena?
300
In ancient Athens only men could actively participate in this theatrical event.
What is acting in plays?
300
The idea for this type of race was inspired by the legend of an ancient Greek messenger who ran 25 miles to Athens to inform them of a military victory.
Who is the marathon?
400
Greece lies at the meeting point of these three continents.
What are Europe, Africa and Asia?
400
Athens was the first known civilization to employ this form of government.
What is a democracy?
400
This Daddy Titan swallowed his children then vomited them up after a 'stoney' meal.
Who is Cronus?
400
In ancient Athens women's rooms in a house were usually located here.
What is the back of the house?
400
This popular "up-and-down" toy used today was invented by the ancient Greeks.
What is the Yo-Yo?
500
Only about 20% of Greece's terrain is good for doing this.
What is farming?
500
You could participate in this ancient Greece democratic body 40 times a year, but only if you were a male over the age of 18.
What is the Assembly?
500
This blacksmith god was cast off of Mount Olympus by his mother Hera because he was so ugly.
Who is Hephaestus?
500
This was perhaps the only public duty a woman could perform in ancient Athens.
What is serving as a priestess?
500
In ancient Greece, this facial feature was considered a sign of intelligence and great beauty in women.
What is the unibrow?
600
At 9,573 feet it's the highest mountain peak in Greece.
What is Mount Olympus?
600
It's Greek for 'rule by the people'.
What is demokratia?
600
This Greek god invented wine.
Who is Dionysius?
600
They were usually merchants or traders born outside of Athens and could not participate in Athens government or own land.
Who were Metics?
600
Ancient Greeks often bought slaves by exchanging this mineral which is used today as a food preservative and for flavoring.
What is salt?