Geog./Religion
This mountain was the most important in Ancient Greece, and was believed to be the home of the gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
These two stories were written by Homer.
What are 'the Illiad' and 'the Odyssey?'
This is the name of a form of government where every citizen votes on political solutions.
What is a Democracy?
This was the most valuable trading commodity of ancient Greece.
What is olive oil?
This was the event where all Greek writing and culture collapsed for ~400 years.
What is the Greek Dark Ages?
This god was worshiped as the god of the sky/lightning.
Who is Zeus?
This was a method of discussion which relied upon asking multiple questions to reveal the truth, made by the famous philosopher who gave it his name.
What is the Socratic Method?
This is a system of government where a small group of unelected people make decisions for the rest of the society.
What is an Oligarchy?
This was the ancient Greek Polis that allowed women to own property.
What was Sparta?
This is a word for an ancient Greek City-State.
What is a Polis?
This peninsula was where one could find the city-state of Sparta.
What is Peloponnese?
This ancient building was the temple of Athena in Athens.
What is the Parthenon?
This is a system of government where citizens elect representatives who make legislative &/or executive decisions on their behalf.
What is a Republic?
This is the sea upon which Greek trade relied upon.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This is a word for an ancient Greek foot soldier, typically wearing bronze/linen armor, a large shield, and carrying a sword and spear.
What is a Hoplite?
This was the city of the ancient Greek Olympics.
What was Olympia?
This was the legendary hero of the story 'the Illiad,' who was later told to have died from an arrow to the heel.
Who was Achilles?
This was the name for a group of city-states that fought for a common goal, like a coalition or an alliance.
What is a 'League?'
This was a type of Greek play that commonly displayed a hero falling from glory due to a great sin, to teach a moral lesson.
What is a tragedy?
This was a 27-year-long war between Sparta and Athens' coalitions, that ended with a pyrrhic victory for Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This god was worshiped as the god of the sun/light.
Who is Apollo?
This mathematician created a famous mathematical theorem to discover the sides of a right triangle, which states a2+b2=c2 and also made his own cult.
Who was Pythagoras?
This was a war where Sparta and Athens fought together against a great empire from the east.
What is the Persian War(s)?
This was the greek word for a foreigner/alien.
What is 'Xeno?'
This is an ancient poem that tells of heroic deeds and involves a hero going on a journey.
What is an Epic?