Early Greece
Greek Wars
Greek Philosophy
Greek Literature
Alexander the Great
100
The Greek word for city-state, the basic political unit of Greece?
What is polis?
100
This massive empire invaded Greece in 490 BC, set on revenge.
What is Persia?
100
This was the first of the great Greek philosophers. He believed that working through a series of questions led people to discover the basic nature of life.
Who is Socrates?
100
The early legendary blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, stories of gods, heroes, and war.
Who is Homer?
100
Alexander was from this Greek province.
What is Macedonia?
200
The walled, high area around which a polis was typically built. The one in Athens contains the Parthenon.
What is the acropolis?
200
Persia sought revenge on Greece for its support of this uprising.
What is the Ionian Revolt?
200
This great philosopher, and student of Socrates, wrote about government and other topics, and founded the Academy.
Who is Plato?
200
The "father of history." This Greek historian lived through the Persian-Greek wars and wrote most of what we know about it.
Who is Herodotus?
200
Alexander became the King of Macedonia when he was this age.
What is 19/20?
300
Slaves who farmed for Sparta so the Spartans could train for war.
What are helots?
300
Greeks fought in this tightly packed rectangular formation of soldiers with spears and shields.
What is the phalanx?
300
This philosopher, a student of Socrates, believed that the best kings should also be philosophers.
Who is Plato?
300
Thucydides used primary sources like speeches to write about this war in detail. (It came after the Persian Wars, and he lived through it.)
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
Alexander sought revenge for its earlier invasion of Greece by conquering this empire.
What is Persia?
400
The ratio of slaves to citizens in Sparta.
What is 7:1?
400
This battle gave the Greeks their first victory over the Persians and the world a long distance foot race.
What is Marathon?
400
This Greek philosopher was a tutor to Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
400
The Greek invented these two basic forms of theater.
What are comedy and tragedy?
400
Alexander is famous for achieving this, before he was 30.
What is conquering the biggest empire on the planet?
500
Great pride that often led heros to tragic ends. Remember the Spinning Contest.
What is hubris?
500
This naval battle in 480 BC, watched by Xerxes, ended in the destruction of the Persian fleet and led to the end of Persia's invasion.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
500
Aristotle emphasized the importance of ___________, or clear and ordered thinking.
What is reason?
500
This book was Alexander the Great's favorite, so much so that he slept with a copy of it under his pillow, along with his knife.
What is the Iliad?
500
Zero
What is the number of battles Alexander lost?
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