This famous Olympian was believed to the chief Olympian and God of the sky and lightening.
Who is Zeus?
100
He died of malaria or typhoid, after uniting and expanding the Greek empire, at the age of 33.
Who is Alexander the Great?
100
Only this fraction of the Greek landscape was actually useful for basic survival of communities.
What is 1/5?
100
Leonidas, Themisticles, and Persian leader Xerxes were the leaders at this battle.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
100
Adult males born within the Greek city-state in which they lived held this title.
What is citizen?
200
The 12 Olympians were believed to have lived on this high peak in Greece.
What is Mount Olympus?
200
This famous philosopher wrote The Republic, established The Academy, a school where Aristotle learned from him.
Who is Plato?
200
This body of water contains more than 2,000 islands and played an important role in Greek expansion, warfare and trade.
What is the Aegean Sea?
200
This battle was fought between the two city-states of Sparta and Athens.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
200
Those who were foreign to the city-state where they came to live held this title
What is Metic?
300
People used to visit this sacred site to speak with a priestess so they could communicate to the Gods.
What is the Oracle at Delphi?
300
This philosopher's classification of plants and animals, and contributions to the scientific method helped pave the way for modern biology
Who is Aristotle?
300
Although these natural formations reduced contact between city-states and limited agriculture, they were useful for protection from invasion.
What are mountains?
300
Were know as heavily armed infantryman or foot soldiers, or citizen soldiers.
What are Hoplites?
300
Although it differed in Sparta and Athens, only boys could receive this privilege.
What is education?
400
The notion of giving human qualities to the Gods is referred to as this term.
What is anthropomorphism?
400
This philosopher thought highly or himself, questioned the ideals of society, believed in the idea of an inner being (soul), and was sentenced to death for questioning Greek religious beliefs
Who is Socrates?
400
This island in the Aegean is believed to have been where the earliest peoples of Greek civilization were located.
What is Crete?
400
The Peloponnesian War lasted this many years.
What is 27?
400
Agriculture, Industry, and this made up the economy of ancient Greece.
What is trade?
500
This story featured the battle between Theseus and the Minotaur--a half man half bull creature locked in the labyrinth by this King, whose name inspired the name of the Minoan civilization
Who is King Minos
500
A large part of the successful expansion of Greece by Phillip II and Alexander the Great was due to the effectiveness of this military tactic--one also used by the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae.
What is the phalanx?
500
With a strong navy and shipbuilding economy, Greeks were able to travel across the Aegean and this sea located to the south and expand into Africa and as far West as modern day Spain.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
500
Homer wrote this epic poem about the legendary Trojan War.
What is The Iliad?
500
They were considered non-citizens, had to eat in separate rooms at home, and had to be accompanied at all times when in public.