Philosophers
What is the correct chronological order for the three main philosophers of Ancient Greece?
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Who did Paris reward the Apple of Discord to in the famous introduction to the story of Troy?
The Goddess Aphrodite
The first recorded Olympic Games were held during which year?
776 BCE
The Greeks believed female pain was dictated by something called a _______________________?
A "wandering womb"
The Spartans would dunk their babies in what to judge their strength after birth?
Wine
At the top of Plato's imaginary Republic, which group would rein supreme?
Philosopher Kings
Who wore someone else's armour in order to embolden the Greek soldiers in battle, and eventually got killed by a Trojan prince?
Patroclus
An epidemic devastated the city-state of Athens in Ancient Greece during which year?
430 BCE
What did old men offer to young boys they courted?
A rooster
Who was allowed to wear their hair long in Spartan culture?
Virgin women
Plato's most famous work is The Republic and ____________________.
"The Allegory of the Cave"
What caused Persephone to remain in the underworld for half of the year?
Her eating the pomegranate seeds
Which year did the Persians suffer a major defeat as a result of Alexander the Great?
331 BCE (specifically October 1st)
As a result of wiping butts with stones, what became a general medical problem?
Haemorrhoids
Spartan slaves were called what?
Helots
Aristotle pioneered this term for having intense feelings, and emotions of pity and fear when viewing poetry, plays or other written works.
Catharsis
A psychological complex is named after which famous story?
Oedipus Rex
What year did the Macedonian Empire begin to fall, and with what event?
With the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE
Crocodile dung was used for what main purpose?
Scars around the eyes
Alexander the Great was the only one able to tame his horse and it was called _______________________.
Bucephalus
What was Socrates' most famous saying?
“I only know that I know nothing.”
Besides Homer, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, and Sophocles, who wrote Oedipus Rex, the two other famous authors of Ancient Greece were?
Euripides and Aristophanes
What years would you classify as the Heroic Years and which would you classify as the Classical Years (including Hellenistic)?
3200 BCE - 479 BCE = Heroic Age
467 BCE - 31 BCE = Classical Age
What did people carry around during the annual Dionysus parade?
Phallic Imagery and items
What was the official name for Spartan "black soup"?
Melos Zomos