Ancient Greece Part I

Early Greeks

100

A lack of these in mainland Greece made it difficult to access water 

Rivers

200

These people, named after a legendary or mythical king, were the first "greeks"

Minoans

300

This war, mostly accounted for in Homer's Iliad, was a battle between the Myceneans and the city of Troy

The Trojan War

400

The hero of the Trojan war, but only if you are a Greek

Achilles

500

Explain the myth of the labyrinth!

Minotaur stomping underground

Greek City States

100

What is the term for the Greek military formation that was 8 men deep and included spears and shields

Phalanx

200

The idea that Greeks share cultural similarities across the Greek world is called

Pan-Hellenization

300

Name all 3 elements of a Greek polis

Agora, Acropolis, Hinterland

400

Which city-state became the wealthiest in the Greek world?

Corinth

500

Name all 4 elements of Greek culture that every city state would have shared

1. Literature: Iliad and Odyssey 

2. Delos: temple to Apollo and Artemis 

3. Olympia: religious center 

4. Delphi: Oracle to find out your fate 

Greek City States II

100

This city-state was the religious center of the Greek world

Olympia

200

Which two terms best define Sparta?

Militaristic, Nationalistic

300

What two ways could you get a gravestone in Sparta?

1. Die in Battle

2. Die in Childbirth

400

Define a tyrant. Bonus if you can give an example and what he did

Tyrants- typically an aristocrat who came to power in an “unconstitutional” way

Draco, Solon, Clisthenes, Pisistratus

500

This naval admiral famously mixed up all the people in his boats in order to make people work harder to achieve citizenship

Themistocles

Greco Persian Wars

100

the "Father of History" who gave us all of the information about the wars

Herodotus

200

This Greek City-state revolted against the Persians which caused the war

Ionia

300

Who was the Runner that Athens sent to Sparta to ask for help in the battle of Marathon?

Pheidippides

400

The Greeks used this strategy in the battle of Marathon to surround the Persians and achieve victory

Double Envelopment

500

The Greek general at Marathon was named...

Miltiades

Greco Persian Wars

100

Who was King of Persia during the Battle of Thermopalye?

Xerxes

200

The Spartans gave their lives so that which city could be evacuated?

Athens

300

The 300 Spartans were led in Thermopylae by...

King Leonidas

400

This traitor revealed the secret path behind the Spartans. His name is modern Greek for "nightmare"

Ephialtes

500

These boats were used at the Battle of Salamis. They were great at ramming

Triremes