The Greek word for marketplace, where people bought and sold items and held public meetings.
What is agora?
100
The place where someone would go to speak to the gods or goddesses.
What is an oracle?
100
These officials in Sparta were elected to oversee the actions of the two kings and to ensure that those actions stayed within Spartan law.
What are ephors?
100
This is the study of moral duty and choices, good or bad.
What is ethics?
100
This Athenian leader is responsible for defeating the Persian navy at Salamis Strait.
Who is Themistocles?
200
The word used to describe any hilltop used as a fort.
What is acropolis?
200
The term used to describe a government run by the nobility.
What is an aristocracy?
200
This social class of people in Athens were not considered full citizens and could not own property because they had not been born in Athens.
What are metics?
200
Because of the geography of Athens, farmers had to use this method to create more useable farmland.
What is terracing?
200
The Delian League did this.
What is unify 140 city-states?
300
The Greek word for city-state.
What is polis?
300
The meaning of the word "aristocracy".
What is "rule by the best"?
300
Fifty representatives from each of the ten Athenian tribes made up this group whose job was to propose laws to the assembly.
What is the Council of Five Hundred?
300
Older boys learned reading, writing, mathematics, rhetoric, ethics and physical education from these teachers who set up schools in Athens.
What are the Sophists?
300
These conflicts began with uprisings of Greek citizens in Asia Minor.
What are the Persian Wars?
400
These are two things that all Greeks, regardless of city-state, had in common.
What is language and religious beliefs?
400
This epic poem tells the story of the Trojan War.
What is the "Illiad"?
400
This archon, or Athenian ruler, established the first form of direct democracy in Athens.
Who is Cleisthenes?
400
Boys learned to speak in public and to debate issues through the study of this.
What is rhetoric?
400
Sparta joined forces with Persia and worked to starve out the Athenians in this war. Disease and a lack of allies led to Athens defeat after 27 years.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
500
This form of early writing, originated by the Minoans, was adopted by the Mycennean conquerors to keep records.
What is Linear B?
500
This was the purpose of the original Olympic games.
What is to honor Zeus?
500
This group in Sparta received strict physical training, even though they did not have to serve in the military.
Who are girls?
500
These slaves in Athens were responsible for teaching younger boys. Specifically, they taught them their manners. Please give me the question. Thank you.
What are pedagogues?
500
This leader in Athens is known for creating the most complete democracy in history. Unfortunately, his efforts to bring prosperity to Athens caused other city-states to suffer.