What is rocky, mountainous islands and peninsulas surrounded by the sea?
100
The Greek word for city
What is polis?
100
Reasons why Greek sculpture is admired by many today
What is because they are realistic, perfect and lifelike.
100
This Greek city-state was devoted entirely toward preparing its citizens for war
What is Sparta?
100
Today, the world competes in this athletic event that originated in Greece in 776 B.C.
What are the Olympics?
200
The Greeks built their cities on top of a high hill called the ____________________
What is acropolis
200
Wealthy landowners who often governed the city-states of Greece
What are aristocrats?
200
Give two examples of Greek language and or literature that is part of our culture
Many, many possible answers
200
A young man named Pheidippides ran 26 miles to Athens where he collapsed and died after proclaiming, "We have won!" He had announced the news that the Greeks had won this battle.
What is Marathon.
200
These Greek stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works are still read and enjoyed in school today.
What are myths?
300
These seas are located to the east and west of the Greek mainland
What are the Aegean sea and the Ionian Sea?
300
The system of government developed by the Athenians that allowed citizens to participate in making decisions affecting the city-state. The United States government is modeled after this system.
What is democracy?
300
This magnificent building was constructed of marble and built as a temple to honor the goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon?
300
This war between Athens and Sparta would lead to the destruction of Greek civilization.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
The Greeks were among the first to believe in the human mind's ability to think, explain and understand life. Great thinkers like Socrates established a branch of learning called ____________________
What is philosophy?
400
In what ways did the geography of Greece influence the development of city-states?
What is peninsulas, islands and mountains isolated the Greeks from one another causing them to form independent communities.
400
Type of democracy in Greece where citizens voice their opinions and vote on laws at the assembly
What is direct democracy?
400
Philosophers in ancient Greece challenged people to
What is think and reason, to be logical and to consider how their actions affect others. To not rely on the idea that the gods controlled everything but to consider the role of science, nature and individual personality as shaping action.
400
Cyrus the Great and Darius I were kings of this empire which tried but failed to conquer Greece
What is the Persian Empire?
400
Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout his empire but also encouraged people to keep their own customs and traditions. The blending of Greek culture and ideas with others such as Persian, Egyptian or Syrian is called __________________.
What is Hellenism
500
Name 5 modern day countries that were once part of Alexander's empire
What are Greece, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan?
500
Type of democracy in the United States today where citizens elect representatives to voice their opinions and create laws in congress.
What is representative democracy?
500
Great Greek mathematician whose work in the area of geometry is studied in school today
Who is Euclid?
500
The Athenians became wealthy by protecting smaller city-states from attack. The alliance of city-states loyal to Athens was called ________________
What is the Delian League?
500
The Greeks developed these two types of drama, both of which are performed around the world today.