Ancient Greece
This athletic event began in Athens in 1896
Olympics
Athens is known for this form of government
Democracy
Nickname for Cleisthenes
"Father of Democracy"
Name of Alexander the Great's father
King Philip II
Greece's biggest enemy that a war was fought against
Persia
This group ruled Greece for a 400 year period where they lost the art of writing
Dorians
Battle formation where you are shoulder-to-shoulder with spear and shield
Phalanx
Name of the alliance of Greek City-States
Delian League
Which of Alexander's generals took control of Egypt after his death?
Ptolemy
Roughly 3/4 of Greece's landscape consists of this feature
Mountains
Name for the fortified hilltop in Greek city-states
Acropolis
Name of the battle between Athens & Sparta
Peloponnesian War
This was responsible for killing 1/3 of Athens population in the war vs Sparta
Disease
Name of the Persian King that Alexander was chasing after and ultimately found him already dead
King Darius
Hellenistic art focuses on ____
Realism
This group was the 1st Greeks to inhabit the mainland
Mycenaeans
Quote about what women in Sparta would tell their husbands before going into battle
"Come back WITH your shield or ON it"
Which decision made by Pericles allowed for more people to take part in government?
Paid public officials
Name of the country Alexander and his father were from
Macedonia
The Parthenon was built to honor which Greek god/goddess
Athena
2 Part Question:
1) Name of the war fought over Helen
2) Name of BOTH places who fought in the war
1) Trojan War
2) Mycenaeans and Troy
Name 3 of the 4 major battles of the Persian War
Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea
Name all 3 of Pericles' goals for Athens
1) Strengthen democracy
2) Strengthen empire
3) Glorify Athens
Name for the blending of Greek culture with conquered territories
Hellenistic
This group of early Greeks lived on the island of Crete
Minoans