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100
The most important poet for the greek people
Homer
100
Where was this famous Library that burned down?
Library of Alexandria, in Egypt.
100
Bronze Age Collapse
c. 1177 B.C.
100
Which god/goddess was principally worshipped in Athens?
Athena
100
What is the largest state in the U.S.?
Alaska!
200
Who was the Spartan King who led 300 elite Spartan troops to their deaths defending against the Persian army at Thermopolae
King Leonidas
200
The ancestral rival of Athens during the classical period
Sparta.
200
When were the Olympic Games first celebrated
776 B.C.
200
Is "fate" something above the gods, or something that they control, in Greek religious thinking?
The fates are above even the gods.
200
Beethoven shot his chickens, because they wouldn't stop yelling ____ ______ _______!
Bach!
300
Who wrote "Works and Days"?
Hesiod
300
This part of Athens was used as a marketplace?
The Agora
300
When was the very first Empire established (Akkadian Empire)?
2350 B.C.
300
What was the name of the dog-god that was found in King Tut's tomb?
Anubis
300
How many bingo-balls are in Bingo?
99
400
Mythical lawgiver of Sparta
Lycurgus
400
These shaft graves, discovered by Heinrich Schliemann at ____________, rewrote how historians thought about early Greek culture.
Mycenae
400
This period of Greek history is referred to as the "classical" period.
480–323 B.C.
400
Greek religion can be categorized as:
a. Heresy
b. Monotheism
c. Polytheism
c. Polytheism.
400
Who is the number #1 artist on Spotify as of December 2024
Bruno Mars (ew)
500
Who came up with most of the political units of organizations such as the deme and tribe?
Kleisthenes
500
Where was the treasury of the Delian league located?
The island of Delos, of course.
500
Life of Abraham
c. 2000 B.C.
500
This ruler changed the religious structure of his nation from polytheism to henotheism (worshipping principally one god)?
Akhenaten
500
What is a Quasar!
THEY ARE PULSAR STARS THAT CAN BE USED FOR NAVIGATION!
600
Match the Ancient athenian governmental "branch" to it's modern American equivalent:
1. The Assembly
2. The Magistrates
3. The Boule
Assembly....House (or, voting population)
Magistrates.....Judiciary
Boule....Senate
600
What is the Propylaia?
The gateway to the Acropolis
600
The Peloponnesian War begins
431 B.C.
600
Name 10 Greek gods/goddesses in 30 seconds!
1. Zeus
2. Hades
3. Poisidon
4. Artemis
5. Apollo
6. Hera
7. Aphrotide
8. Hephaestus
9. Demeter
10. Hestia
600
Who painted this lovely portrait of an Ermine? Huh!?!
