Geography
What is the capital city of modern day Greece?
Athens
What type of government is ruled by a king?
Monarchy
Which war was fought over the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen?
The Trojan War
Who is the king of all the Greek Gods?
In which city-state did the first ancient Olympics take place?
Olympia
Greece is considered a ____________--A landform surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Peninsula
What type of government has rule by the people?
Democracy
Which war was fought between the Persians and the Greeks?
The Persian War(s)
Who created the question and answer method of teaching?
Socrates
True or false:
The first Olympics took place at the base of Mount Olympus.
False (It took place tot he south of Mount Olympus in Olympia.)
What are the 3 seas that surround Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
What type of government is ruled by one person--not a king---and took power by force?
Tyranny
Which war was fought between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War
Which goddess was chosen by Paris to take the golden apple?
Aphrodite
The Olympics was an ancient sporting festival made to honor which Greek God?
Zeus
Why was the land difficult to farm in Greece?
Because of the rocky soil and mountains
What type of government is ruled by a few wealthy men?
Oligarchy
Who won the Battle of Marathon?
Greece (Athenss)
Who is the messenger of the Greek Gods?
Hermes
Which year was the first ancient Olympics held?
776 B.C.E.
Why were the Greek city-states considered independent?
The mountains isolated the city-states.
What is the type of democracy in the USA--different from Greek democracy since we elect people to vote on issues/laws for us?
Representative Democracy
Homer
Who was the Greek God of the sea and earthquakes?
Poseidon
What was the name of the Olympic event that combined wrestling and boxing?
Pankration