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100
In Greek mythology, he is the ruler of all the gods.
Who is Zeus?
100
This was a military city-state in Greece.
What is Sparta?
100
This contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor.
What is comedy?
100
The kingdom located north of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
100
The city in Egypt that became the center of commerce.
What is Alexandria?
200
Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds.
What are epics?
200
Rule by the people, first established in Athens.
What is democracy?
200
A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal.
What is tragedy?
200
King who wanted to take control of Greece and Persia; murdered at his daughter's wedding.
Who is Philip II?
200
The culture that blended Egyptian, Persian and Indian customs.
What is Hellenistic?
300
Some of the Indo-Europeans who settled in Greece around 2000 B.C.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
300
The most powerful fighting formation in the ancient world.
What is phalanx?
300
He wrote "The Republic"; all citizens would fall into three groups.
Who is Plato?
300
Became king after his father was murdered; conquered lands for 11 years.
Who is Alexander the Great?
300
The largest known Hellenistic statue; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
What is the Colossus of Rhodes?
400
The two seas that border Greece.
What are the Aegean and Ionian?
400
Powerful men who took control of government by asking people to support him.
What is tyrant?
400
Philosopher who taught Alexander the Great; scientific method.
Who is Aristotle?
400
The two military tactics that made the Macedonian army successful.
What are the phalanx and cavalry?
400
A Hellenistic scientist who estimated the value of pi.
Who is Archimedes?
500
German archaeologist who discovered that the Trojan War could be real.
Who is Heinrich Schliemann?
500
When a small group of nobles formed a government.
What is aristocracy?
500
Brought to trial for "corrupting the youth of Athens" and died by drinking hemlock.
Who is Socrates?
500
After his death, three generals (Ptolemy, Antigonus, Seleucus) took over which part of Alexander's Empire.
What is Egypt, Macedonia/Greece, and most of the Persian Empire?
500
A mathematician who wrote "Elements".
Who is Euclid?
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