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100
Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle are examples of what?
Greek philosophers
100
Starting in 776 BCE and taking place every four years, the Ancient Greeks created this activity which was dedicated to the Olympians.
The Olympics
100
Who was famous for defeating the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great
100
Ancient Greece is made up of many islands and these landforms that have three sides surrounded by water.
Peninsulas
100
Besides his horse, what creature is Alexander the Great said to have ridden after a battle?
An elephant
200
Who was the most famous Greek poet and wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
200
In order to make maps, the Ancient Greeks created this practice.
Cartography
200
In which order did these famous Greek thinkers rise to prominence: Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
200
Ancient Greece has many different city-states due to its rocky terrain, but they were still able to create the Parthenon in the capital, in which city-state?
Athens
200
Spartan children were taken from their homes at what age?
Seven
300
Who created an oath in which doctors promise to treat their patients well?
Hippocrates
300
This invention was an important step for agriculture, making grinding grain much easier. It was also easy to power.
The water mill
300
The first ever European civilization developed on _____, the largest of the Greek islands.
Crete
300
The Persian Empire was Ancient Greece's greatest enemy during which ____ lead the Persians after Cyrus.
Darius
300
What are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet?
Alpha and Omega
400
Who was the first historian and is known as 'the father of history'?
Herodotus
400
This mechanical tool, first mentioned by Vitruvius in 27 BCE, was used to measure distance, and is still used today, although they are now digital.
The odometer
400
Order these events: Plato is born, Hippocratic Oath is written, Pythagoras writes his theorem, Alexander the Great becomes king
Pythagoras writes his theorem, Plato is born, Hippocratic Oath is written, Alexander the Great becomes king
400
Which city-state was known for their war qualities?
Sparta
400
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia
500
Who discovered how to measure the volume of irregularly shaped objects through water displacement?
Archimedes
500
The Ancient Greeks created a version of this fundamental house feature. They used the sun and the hypocaust system to accomplish this.
Central heating
500
Order these periods of Ancient Greek history: Early History, Hellenistic Age, The Archaic Period, The Bronze Age, The Classical Age, The Dark Ages
Early History, The Bronze Age, The Dark Ages, The Archaic Period, The Classical Age, Hellenistic Age
500
What body of water does the Ancient Greek civilization border?
The Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and/or Ionian Sea
500
Who calculated that the Sun was a mass of flaming material, the moon reflected the Sun’s light, and was the first person to explain a solar eclipse?
Anaxagoras
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