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100

This famous Greek was a writer of fables.

Who was Aesop?

100

The Greek gods supposedly lived there.

Where is Mount Olympus?

100

These contests of skill were held every fourth year in honor of Zeus.

What are the Olympic Games?

100

This legendary large wooden horse assisted the Mycenaeans to conquer the city of Troy.

What is the Trojan Horse?

200

This Greek "Father of Medicine" is famous for composing an oath.

Who was Hippocrates?

200

This most famous city is located in Egypt.

Where is Alexandria?

200

These conflicts that lasted approximately 27 years involved almost all Greeks and eventually the Persians.

What was the Peloponnesian War?

200

This chief and father of the Greek gods was associated with thunder and lightning.

Who was Zeus?

300

This Greek philosopher was forced to commit suicide for denying the existence of the Greek gods.

Who was Socrates?

300

This temple dedicated to Athena is the greatest example of Greek architecture.

What is the Parthenon?

300

This age, from 323 B.C. to 30 B.C., is marked by the permeation of Greek culture.

What is the Hellenistic Age?

300

This influential poet is credited with creating both the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Who was Homer?

400

Alexander the Great was tutored by this great Greek philosopher.

Who was Aristotle?

400

This body of water lies to the east of the Mediterranean Sea and borders the modern day countries of Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria, and Turkey.

What is the Black Sea?

400

This battle proved that the Persians could be defeated and also brought great prestige to Athens.

What is the Battle of Marathon?

400

The everyday language of cultured people throughout the Mediterranean world from 300 A.D. until the A.D. 400's that the New Testament was written in.

What is koine?

500

This people emphasized worldly pleasure and indulgence.

Epicureans

500

This kingdom was ruled by Philip II before he conquered Greece.

What is Macedonia?

500

The citizens of the city of Ionia were determined not to become part of the Persian Empire.

What was the Ionian revolt?

500

This merciless code of law, in which every offense was punishable by death, was said to have been written in blood 

What is Draco's code?

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