Mythology
Zeus
Which side won the Peloponnesian War after both conflicts ended?
Sparta
Athens was one of the first civilizations to try which kind of government?
Democracy
Who was born in Macedon and became king at the age of 20?
Alexander the Great
On top of the Acropolis in Athens was a temple dedicated to Athena. What is that temple called?
The Parthenon
She had a curse put on her after an affair, and lived the rest of her life with ugly skin and snakes for hair.
Medusa
Why did the Athenians start getting sick, leading to thousands of deaths, including the leader?
There was a plague
What were Spartan men expected to do at the age of 7?
Join the military
What is the name of the art style that became popular in all kinds of Greek work during the Hellenistic Period?
Realism
What gift did Athena give citizens of a town in a competition between her and Poseidon?
Olive tree
Being a carpenter might have helped this mythological figure come up with the idea to design wings so he could escape being jailed in a tower.
Daedalus
The Peloponnesian War might not have been started by either Athens or Sparta- but by a third location, which was called?
Corinth
What did Greek citizens do every four years to honor Zeus?
Hold/participate in the Olympic Games
What was the name of the knot Alexander the Great was challenged to untie?
Gordian knot
What is the name of the island where Zeus was born/hidden, and also the location of The Labyrinth?
Crete
Seven men and seven women were occasionally sent to the island of Crete, where they would be forced into the maze-like home of this mythological figure, and eventually killed/eaten?
The Minotaur
Toward the end of the war, there was someone who gave secrets that turned the course of the war. Which side was this person from, and who was he working for?
He was from Athens, and worked for Sparta
Identify something Spartan women were allowed to do in their culture
ANSWERS VARY: They could own property, run government, have a proper education, work jobs that men could, etc.
What is the key term for: Spreading Greek culture to other countries invaded by Alexander the Great?
Hellenization/Hellenized
A vase/flower pot-looking thing
This figure somehow avoided being turned into stone as he bravely went and killed Medusa, bringing her head back home as a trophy.
Perseus
The fall of Ancient Greece occurred when troops from Ancient Rome entered the heart of Greece- these troops were led by which figure?
Octavian
What year (or after what event) did the Hellenistic Period of Greece begin?
323 BC / Alexander the Great died
ANSWERS VARY: Alphabet being similar, lighthouses influenced by old Greek fires, Greek food being balanced diet, anything related to math that we use today, etc.