Notable Leaders & Figures
This great leader inspired the people of Athens to rebuild their city and enter a period of peace and wealth known as the Golden Age.
Who is Pericles?
The city of Athens was named after this goddess of war and wisdom.
Who is Athena?
This famous temple, whose ruins still remain today, was built on the acropolis to honor the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
In ancient Greek theater, these were worn by all-male casts to help the audience easily see a character's emotions.
What are masks?
The large square in the center of Athens that served as both a marketplace and a public meeting place.
What is the Agora?
This philosopher was a student of Plato and is recognized and taught Alexander the Great!
Who is Aristotle?
According to Greek myths, this real mountain in Greece was considered the home of the gods.
What is Mt. Olympus
Of the three styles of Greek columns, this one was the simplest, with no base and a top that narrowed.
What is a Doric column?
Meaning "love of wisdom," this is the practice of gathering to discuss themes like justice, truth, and beauty.
What is philosophy?
In Ancient Greece, the Olympics are held every four years to honor this god?
Who is Zeus?
He was a student of Socrates who was inspired by his teacher's example and later taught Aristotle.
Who is Plato?
This Olympian god was the ruler of all the other gods.
Who is Zeus?
This term refers to the high, craggy hill that rises above the city of Athens and is crowned with great temples.
What is the acropolis?
This group of men in a Greek play recited lines that helped explain and expand on the story's action.
What is the chorus?
Most Athenian houses were simple, one-story structures built out of this material.
What is mud bricks?
This famous sculptor designed the figures for the Parthenon's frieze and created the 30-foot-tall statue of Athena.
Who is Phidias
People visited a temple in Delphi to ask for advice from this god of the sun, poetry, and music.
Who is Apollo?
This most complex type of Greek column featured detailed carvings at the top that resembled leaves.
What is the Corinthian column?
Early Greek statues were influenced by this civilization’s style, featuring stiff arms and figures facing forward.
What is Egyptian?
The name of the city-wide festival held every four years that included athletic competitions to honor the city's patron goddess.
What are the Panathenaic Games?
During his trial in 399 B.C.E., this man claimed he was the wisest in Greece because he recognized how little he truly knew.
Who is Socrates?
This priestess at the temple of Delphi would go into a trance to provide answers that were believed to come from Apollo.
Who is the Oracle of Delphi?
These triangular sections were created by the slanted roof at the front and back of buildings like the Parthenon.
What are pediments?
This Athenian theater, named after the god of merriment, was built into a hillside and could hold thousands of people.
What is the Theater of Dionysus?
A "no-holds-barred" combat sport where punching, kicking, and choking were allowed.
What is the Pancratium?