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One of the 7 wonders of the world and named after Alexander the Great.
The lighthouse of Alexandria
100
This wooden horse, devised by the mythological genius and hero Odysseus, was meant to pierce the seemingly impenetrable walls of this ancient city.
Troy
100
The Greeks revolutionized the ideas of what two parts in theater that are seen even today? ( many stages have two masks representing them above them.)
Comedy and tragedy
100
Many great men in history have been given the title "philosopher". The word "philosophy" is Greek for what?
love of wisdom
200
Goddess of the hunt and wild animals. She is often portrayed as a hunter with a bow and is twin sister to the god Apollo.
Artemis
200
This ancient mountain is fabled to be home to the gods of the Greek mythology.
Mount Olympus
200
Alexander the great left behind a ________ that has been, and will be remembered for thousands of years.
Legacy
200
The Greek author Homer wrote two epic stories about the adventure of Odysseus, what were they called?
The Iliad and the Odyssey.
200
He was the teacher to Aristotle and wanted philosopher kings to rule the world.
Plato
300
God of the underworld and brother to Zeus. Though he can he cruel at times, he is only ever really portrayed as "evil" in modern media.
Hades
300
This ancient city is the capital of Greece and always has been. Named after the goddess Athena, it is still a thriving city even today.
Athens
300
This ancient king was given the title of "The Great" after becoming one of the few men to almost conquer all their known world.
Alexander the Great
300
In their ancient story, Icarus and Daedalus build what in order to get closer to the sun?
wings
300
This nomadic scholars traveled from city to city to teach people how to naturally improve themselves.
(the word Sophisticated comes from them)
The sophists
400
The titans were the race before the Gods who controlled humanity the universe, who was their leader?
Cronus
400
This is the town that a famous women made her home. She was famous for being able to predict the future.
Delphi.
400
One of the most powerful nations in history for thousands of years, yet they were among the first to fall to the might of the Alexander and his Greek army.
the Persians
400
In Homers epic tale "The Iliad", what ancient war was taking place?
the Trojan war
400
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Socrates, developer of the Socratic method of teaching, disagreed greatly with the Sophists, believing there was indeed an absolute _________ and _________.
True and false
500
This oracle was said to be the most powerful in all the world, thousands gathered around her each month to have their fortunes told. What was her full title?
The Oracle of Delphi
500
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A ancient temple to the goddess Athena, its home is the ancient city of Athens and was nearly 230ft long. What was the name of this ancient temple?
The Parthenon
500
Though Alexander the great was one of the best leaders in history, he inevitably fell. How did Alexander the great die?
A fever at age 32.
500
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This was the era in Greek history that philosophy, literature, science, art, and architecture flourished and became the way it is mostly today.
The Hellenistic Era
500
Pythagoras created this famous theorem by observing the world around him.
(A^2 + B^2 = C^2)