Athletic competitions held every four years to honor the gods.
What is the Olympics?
100
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.
What is direct democracy?
100
A Spartan slave.
What is a helot?
100
Alexander's father.
Who is King Philip II?
100
"Love of wisdom"
What is philosophy?
200
The patron virgin of Athens. The goddess of war and wisdom.
Who is Athena?
200
An Athenian temple built at the Acropolis in honor of Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
200
Sparta was ruled by this type of government from 800-600 BC.
What is an oligarchy?
200
These people welcomed Alexander and his army as liberators in 332 BC.
Who are the Egyptians?
200
Accurately estimated the value of pi (π)--the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
Who is Archimedes?
300
"The lame one." He is the god of artisans, blacksmiths, and technology.
Who is Hephaestus?
300
Who were the three great Athenian philosophers?
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
300
This group had the most freedom in Sparta.
Who are women?
300
After the death of Alexander, Greek settlers throughout the empire adopted new ways. A vibrant new culture emerged from the blend of Greek, Egyptian, and Eastern customs.
What is Hellenistic Culture?
300
This type of sculpture moved away from the harmonic balance and idealized forms of the classical age.
What is Hellenistic sculpture?
400
Greece's greatest "storyteller." He is believed to have composed the epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
400
During Athens' Golden Age, the three goals of this leader was to glorify Athens, strengthen democracy, and build an Athenian Empire.
Who is Pericles?
400
300 Spartans valiantly held off the Persians while the other Greek forces retreated to prepare for another Persian invasion during this conflict.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
400
Alexander's tutor.
Who is Aristotle?
400
Greek architectural styles that are still used today.
What are columns?
500
Indo-European that settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
500
In 490 BC, lead the Darius I, the Persians suffered defeat by the Athenians during this battle.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
500
Describing this event, Thucydides stated, "They [the Athenians] were destroyed with a total-destruction-their fleet, their army-there was nothing that was not destroyed, and few out of many returned home."
What is the Peloponnesian War?
500
Alexander's heirs.
Who are his generals?
500
Believed people should live a virtuous life in harmony with natural law. Nature provided an ethical approach to life.