People
Alexander the Great was the son of _____ of Macedon.
Phillip II
The Minoan civilization is named after King ______
Minos
The Greek city-state that trained all its citizens to be soldiers was ______.
Sparta
The philosopher ____ wrote The Republic about a perfect society
Plato
Some Greeks wouldn't eat beans because they thought they contained ______.
The souls of the dead or poison?
The souls of the dead
______ was a blind poet who wrote the Iliad.
Homer
The name of the temple of Athena in Athens
Parthenon
Alexander the Great's army fought against the _____ Empire.
Persian
In 399 B.C., the Athenians found the philosopher _____ guilty of teaching things that hurt the young people of Athens.
Socrates
True or false?
The Parthenon has always been white.
False, archaeologist often use UV light to uncover pigments that have now been lost. They believe it was probably colored at some point.
_____ wrote a play called The Clouds.
Aristophanes
The ______ civilization developed on the island of Crete.
Minoan
The Athenians defeated the Persian fleet at the battle of _______ in 480 B.C.
Salamis
The philosopher _____ wrote a book about the different kinds of governments.
Aristotle
True or False?
Everyone could participate in Greek theater.
False, only men and boys.
In 480 B.C. the Greeks defeated the Persian army of King ______.
Xerxes
The philosopher Aristotle wrote books on ______, ______, and _______.
ethics, biology, and astronomy
In ancient Greece, throwing a _____ at someone was done to declare one's love.
potato or apple?
apple
The conquering army of _____ spread Greek culture into Asia.
Alexander
The word _____ comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "terrible lizard."
dinosaur or fish?
dinosaur