Mythical Creature - Half man, half bull
Minotaur
Epic Greek poem that tells the story of the Trojan War
The Iliad
Greek actors used these to display and enhance facial expressions. They have become symbols of the theatre
Masks
Literal meaning of Gladiator
Swordsman
Athens
Greek Poet who wrote about the Trojan War
Homer
Literal meaning of philosophy
Lover of Knowledge
The performance place for Greek drama productions
The Amphitheater
This large venue was home to chariot races
The Circus Maximus
Both Greece and Italy are situated around this enormous sea
The Mediterranean
Named after their powerful King, they were the earliest Greek civilization
The Minoans
He profoundly said "All I know is that I know nothing"
Socrates
A group of actors that would speak in unison and provide narration during a performance
Chorus
Film from 1959 that depicts Roman chariot race
Ben-Hur
The earliest Greek civilization occupied this island
Crete
This complex network of tunnels is said to have existed beneath the palace at Knossos
The Labyrinth
This philosopher developed the allegory of the cave
Plato
Name for an actor that comes from ancient Greece
Thespian
A term that refers to political control based on appeasing the masses with superficial means
Bread and circuses
Sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor
Aegean Sea
This early Greek civilization is responsible for the story of the Trojan War
The Mycenaeans
This building in Athens was exemplary of Greek architecture
The Parthenon
A Greek tragedy about a boy who kills his father and marries his mother
Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex)
The Colosseum
Italy is bordered to the north by this mountain range
The Alps