Early Civilizations
City States
Athenian Empire
Science & Math
Wars
100
Early Greek development was heavily influenced by access to the sea, and this other aspect of geography.

What were mountains?

100

This city state valued bravery, and began training their boys as soldiers at age 7

Where is Sparta?

100
The economy of the Athenian Empire was based on these two industries.

What were farming and trade?

100

This famous mathematician is responsible for a theorem to calculate the sides of right angles

Who was Pythagoras?

100

This legendary war featured a giant wooden horse.

What is the Trojan War?

200

This earliest Greek civilization lived on the island of Crete

Who were the Minoans?

200

Placing more value on the arts and philosophy, this city state became the centre of a major empire and is now the current capital.

Where is Athens?

200

These three groups of people were excluded from participating in voting

Who were women, slaves, and foreigners?

200

This brilliant mind is famous for the first classification of animals, after his contributions to democracy and philosophy, of course.

Who was Aristotle?

200

The Peloponnesian War featured these two city-states

Who were Athens and Sparta?

300
This early Greek city was located on the Peloponnese and fell just before the dark ages. 

What was Mycenae?

300

Located 26 miles away from Athens, this city-state is the namesake for a popular sporting event. 

Where is Marathon?

300

This Greek word, meaning 'gathering place' or 'place of assembly' referred to the market below the acropolis. 

What is agora?

300

This Greek mathematician discovered relative density, also known as specific gravity AND developed the math constant, pi.

Who was Archimedes?

300

This leader led Greek invaders in a campaign to create a large empire and spread Greek culture throughout the world.

Who was Alexander the Great?

400
This palace capital on the Island of Crete was home to a monarchy of artisans and traders. 

Where was Knossos?

400

Found in Asia Minor, this group of city-states were founded by emigrants of mainland Greece during the Dark Age

Where are the Ionian City States?
400

The Athenians created this league, headquartered in Delos, that led to the unification of the Greek city-states.

What was the Delian League?
400

The earth is the centre of the universe, you say? Not according to this Greek scientist!

Who was Aristarchus?

400
This empire took over Asia Minor, and then tried to invade Marathon (unsuccessfully).
What is the Persian Empire?
500
The ancient Greek civilizations in Crete used blue paint in their artwork from this precious stone found on the mainland.

What is lapis lazuli?

500

Fighting over Helen, of this city-state, is thought to have prompted an entire war.

Where is Troy?

500
This leader expanded democracy following the Peloponnesian War, and gave a famous speech, now called the Funeral Oration.  

Who was Pericles?

500

He discovered, that the world was a sphere (not flat), and estimated the Earths circumference - accurate within 300km.

Who was Eratosthenes

500
Over the span of this many years (BCE), the King of Macedonia amassed an empire spreading through present day Greece, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan and the Eastern Mediterranean (to name a few). 

What is 13 years?

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