Geography
What did Athens depend on to provide food for the people of Greece?
Possible Answers:
Trade
Olives and Grapes
What do we call a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation?
Citizen
What is the name of the military formation used by the Greeks?
Phalanx
Who was the father of modern medicine and creator of the medical oath the doctors take?
Hippocrates
True or False:
Women were allowed to compete in the ancient Olympic games.
False
Was Sparta located to the north or south of Athens?
South
What is the law making body in Greece called?
The Assembly
Why is the modern day marathon a 26.2 mile race?
In honor of the messenger Pheidippides, who ran at the Battle of Marathon.
Who studied under Plato and tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Which building in ancient Olympia is considered one of the seven Ancient Wonders of the World?
The Temple of Zeus
Which sea is to the east of Greece?
Aegean Sea
What type of democracy in Athens allowed citizens to vote on all issues directly?
Direct Democracy
300
Who invented the compound pulley, lever, and the principle of buoyancy?
Archimedes
If an Olympian were caught cheating, what would happen to them?
They would have to pay a fine and a statue (Zane) was made with an inscription about how they cheated.
Where could the Greeks farm about 25% of the land?
In the valleys
Why did most poor people in Greece prefer the rule of a tyrant to that of an oligarchy?
The oligarchy treated the poor unfairly. OR Tyrants made positive changes for the poor, etc.
Which important naval battle helped end the Persian War?
The Battle of Salamis
Pythagoras
Name at least four ancient Olympic events.
Running
Long Jump
Wrestling
Boxing
Pankration
Discus
Chariot Racing
Hoplitodromos
Javelin