Ancient Greece
Persian Wars
Sparta
Athens
Wild Card
100
Crete
What is the name of the place where Greek civilization originated?
100
Anatolia
What is the name of the country where many Greeks immigrated to when the population of the Balkan Penisula became too crowded?
100
Pelopponesian Peninsula
What is the name of the peninsula where Sparta was located?
100
Acropolis
What is the highest part of a polis that has the temple and government buildings?
100
Agora
What is the name of the Greek market place?
200
Homer
The poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad and set the characteristics of the "ideal Greek man."
200
Athens
What polis did the Greek citizens who were against Persian rule go to for assistance?
200
Lycurgus
Who was the legendary law maker of Sparta?
200
Pericles
What is the name of the great leader of Athens?
200
Fluff
What is Mrs. Spencer's favorite word?
300
Palace at Knossos
What is the name of King Minos palace located on Crete; legend says that this is the home of the labyrinth and the minotaur.
300
The Battle of the 300
What is the name of the battle where the Spartans held back the Persians from attacking the Athenians?
300
Mt. Taygotos
What is the name of the place where young infants who did not fit Spartan norms were placed?
300
Golden Age or Age of Pericles
What is the name given to the period of time when the Parthenon and other acropolis buildings were constructed?
300
Oedipus Rex and Antigone
Who is the famous Greek playwright of Athens?
400
Sir Arthur Evans
Who was the English archaeologist who uncovered and renovated the Palace at Knossos?
400
Marathon
A 26+ mile run made by an Athenian runner in order to tell the polis of Athens that they had won a victory against the Persians.
400
Cut hair and wear men's clothing
What would a Spartan bride do to her appearance on her wedding day?
400
Democracy
What is the name of the form of government that the Athenian's practiced successfully?
400
Six Moral States
What are the teachings about morals stated by Aristotle?
500
Polis
What is the governmental system of the ancient Greeks that was a city state and all the surrounding area?
500
Salamis
What is the name of the island that the Athens escaped to when the Persians were pursuing them?
500
Run the gauntlet
What a young Spartan man would have to endure in order to be accepted to a dining hall.
500
Pelopponesian War
What is the name given to the war between Athens and Sparta for rule of Greece.
500
"No gum chewing at the Academy."
What does Mrs. Spencer say when a person is chewing gum in class?
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