GEOGRAPHY
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT
7 WONDERS OF ANCIENT WORLD
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The island off the coast of Southern Greece that was once believed to be the first major civilization of Ancient Greece known for their sea trading.
What is Crete
100
The name of the famous Macedonian general who conquered Persia, Egypt, as far as the Indus River?
Who is Alexander the Great.
100
What was the name of a Spartan slave.
What is a Hellot.
100
How old was Alexander the Great when he died?
What is 33 years old.
100
This 300 foot structure built on the Island of Pharos helped guide ships into the double harbors.
What is What is the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
200
The name of the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies on the east coast of Greece?
What is the Aegean Sea.
200
The famous general who also ruled in Athens during the Golden Age of Athens and finally died of the plague?
Who is Pericles.
200
The name or term used to describe Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great
What is Hellenistic.
200
Who was the philosopher that taught Alexander the Great from age 13-16?
Who was Aristotle.
200
This statue was build in thanksgiving to Helios, the sun-god, for protecting them from their enemies. It had huge bronze feet and was located at the harbor entrance on an island in the Aegean Sea.
What is The Giant of Rhodes or the Colossus of Rhodes.
300
The name of the sacred site where Ancient Greeks traveled to consult advice for their future or to wage wars?
What is The Oracle of Delphi.
300
The name of a famous Macedonian King who first conquered most of the city-states of Ancient Greece thus first uniting "Greece" as a country?
Who is King Phillip.
300
In the story of the Spartan boy, what did he hide for food under his cloak?
What is a fox.
300
What were the names of the countries that made up the three new Hellenistic Kingdoms?
What was Egypt; Greece and Macedonia; and Persia.
300
Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was built with such accuracy it was never more than 0.1 degrees off?
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
400
What are the two major landforms on the peninsula of Greece?
What are mountains and islands.
400
Known as the Father of Geography, this man remarkably determined the circumference of the earth to be 25,000 miles, just 100 miles over the actual circumference at the equator (24,901 miles).
Who is Eratosthenes.
400
It took this many years to conquer the Persian Empire.
What is 11?
400
Who killed Alexander's father (King Phillip II)
Who was his body guard was hired by his former wife Cleopatra.
400
Who was the temple at Ephesus built for?
Who was the Goddess Artemis.
500
The name of the peninsula where Sparta and Corinth are located?
What is Peloponnesian Peninsula.
500
Head Librarian at Alexandria, discovered the use of pulleys and levers. Invented the claw (crane) to pick up and drop enemy ships, the catapult. Famous quote, "Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth."
Who is Archimedes (ar kuh MEE deez)
500
The home town where King Phillip of Macedonia was born.
What is Pella.
500
What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
What is Bucephalas.
500
What is this tomb's name? In 353 B.C. Mausolus died, leaving his queen Artemisia, broken-hearted. As a tribute to him, she decided to build him the most splendid tomb in the known world which became one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World.
What is the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. In 353 B.C.
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