Vocabulary
Geography
Mythology
Places
Miscellaneous
100
An Epic
What is a long poem that tells a story?
100
Peninsula(s)
What geographical term can best describe the overall landscape of Greece...
100
Temples
What is the structure in which Greeks built to worship their Gods?
100
Athens
What is the capital of Greece?
100
GREEK
What do we call someone who lives in Greece today...(What is there nationality?)
200
City-state
It is a city, that runs it own independent government
200
Europe
What continent is Greece located?
200
Cyclops
The main character in Homer's The Odyssey, the main character comes across a mythical figure with one eye called??
200
Washington DC
What United States city's architecture is strongly influenced by the Greeks?
200
TROY
The Trojan horse was considered a gift to the people of....
300
Tyrant
What is a ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working class?
300
The Aegean Sea
What sea separates Greece from Asia Minor (present day Turkey?)
300
A female God
What is a Goddess?
300
Crete
What is the large island, located to the south of Greece?
300
The Olympics
What is called a gathering of people, where athletic events take place for prestige and honor? ( The modern Winter one, begins this weekend
400
Acropolis
What is a high, rocky hill where early people built cities
400
The Mediterranean Sea
What sea is located to the SOUTH of Greece?
400
Zeus
Who is the leader of the Gods?
400
TRADE
Since only 1/5 of Greece has fertile soil, what did they need to do with the surrounding territories?
400
Minoans
What were the people of Crete called?
500
Aristocrat (Aristo"BRAT")
What is a member of a rich and powerful family
500
Bulgaria
Today, what is Greece's neighboring country to the North?
500
Medusa
What Goddess has snakes coming out of her head and you cannot look her straight in the eyes?
500
Sparta
What Greek city does the term " SPARTANS," come from?
500
Mycenaeans
What were the mainland Greeks called?
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