food
common dishes
souvlaki, gyros, pastítso & Moussaká
The Little Owl, sometimes called the Owl of Athena, is the national bird of which Mediterranean country?
Greece
Which two gods are twins?
Apollo & Artemis
Most of Ancient Greece was divided into these types of political regions:
City States
Pella, a name that probably came from the Greek for “stone,” was the capital of what ancient kingdom that would become the center of Hellenistic Greece?
Macedonia
What can gyros be served with?
Gyros can be served in the pie with tomatoes, onions, yogurt, tzatziki, french fries or nothing at all! Tzatziki is a sauce based in yogurt and garlic.
What do Greek people do for entertainment?
Who cut off Medusa’s head?
Perseus
When a city-state was ruled by a single person, like a king, what did they call the leader?
Tyrant
Alexander the Great was from?
Macedonia, Greece
What makes up the 'Mediterranean triad' on which ancient Greek cuisine was based?
Wheat, olive oil & wine
How do we know that ancient Greek musicians probably learned music primarily by ear?
Images from ancient Greece rarely show musicians reading music while playing.
Which Greek hunter has a constellation named after him?
What were the two largest city-states in Ancient Greece who fought many battles between each other?
Athens and Sparta
When was the first modern Olympiad held?
1986
Why are beef dishes so uncommon in Greek cuisine?
Sheep & goats were better suited to the terrain
What's the oldest theater in Greece?
Theatre of Thorikos; 525-480 BCE
Why did Icarus die when using wings designed by his father, Daedalus?
He flew too close to the sun
How were most of the officials chosen in the Greek democracy?
They were chosen from all the citizens by lottery
The first known cookbook was actually written about Greek cuisine rather than Roman. When was it written?
330BC