Greek Gods
Famous Greeks
Early Ancient Greece
Athens
Conquerors
100

The ruler of the Olympians and God of Lightning

Who is Zeus?

100

This famous philosopher was interested in ethics, or the study of right and wrong.  He is known for his question and answer teaching method that is named after him.

Who is Socrates?

100

A minotaur was hidden in this by beneath the palace of King Minos

What is a labyrinth?

100

This famous building stood near the peak of Athens, was a temple to Athena, and is known for its distinctive columns.

What is the Parthenon?

100

This formation was used by Phillip of Macedonia and involved overlapping shields and long spears.

What is a phalanx?

200

These beings were the parents of the Olympians and were overthrown by them

Who are the Titans?

200

This famous writer created many fables, or short stories that had animals as central characters and taught moral lessons.

Who is Aesop?

200

The civilization that conquered the Minoans

What are the Myceneans?

200

During the Peloponnesian War, this deadly thing killed over 60,000 people in Athens, including Pericles. 

What is a plague?

200

Alexander the Great set out to conquer this empire after controlling Greece.

What is the Persian Empire?

300

This God is the swiftest of the Olympians and delivers messages to the underworld 

Who is Hermes?

300

One of the greatest leaders of Athens, this leader expanded the government into a direct democracy where everyone had a vote on laws and policies

Who is Pericles?

300

In Homer's epic poem the Odyssey, this witch helps Odysseus return home.

Who is Circe?

300

This type of ship was used by the Greeks to fights against the Persians.

What is a Trireme?

300

This city rebelled after Phillip's death and was destroyed by Alexander the Great

What is the city of Thebes?

400

These two twin gods were the god of the sun and the goddess of the hunt

Who are Artemis and Apollo?

400

This student of Plato rejected his teacher's lessons and focused on using deductions and logic to determine truths about the world.

Who is Aristotle?

400

The fortified, highest point in a city-state was called this.

What is an Acropolis?

400

This form of government that the United States uses, is based on the Greek system

What is a representative democracy?

400

This word describes the worldly atmosphere that Alexandria had due to its multiethnic mix of Greeks, Egyptians, Jews and others. 

What is Cosmopolitan?

500

An altar burns to this god day and night in every household and public building.

Who is Hestia?

500

This famous mathematician created a theory that helps us determine the lengths of a triangle.

Who is Pythagoras?

500

In this form of government, a small group of elite, landowning families rules.

What is an Aristocracy?

500

This alliance was lead by Athens and funds from it were used to rebuild Athens after the Persian War.

What is the Delian League?

500

Alexander the Great's empire stretched approximately this distance, from Europe to India.

What is 3,000 miles?

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