Author of the Odyssey
Homer
This form of government was created Athens
(Direct) Democracy
An ancient athletic event that was created by the Ancient Greeks.
The Olympics
The culture that was created due to the blending of various cultures around the world.
The Hellenistic Age or Culture
What was the most important city-state?
Athens
This mythic war was sparked after Paris kidnapped Helen, the wife of a Greek King.
The Trojan War
Athens or Sparta: Equality between the genders
Sparta
What was the name of the age that Greeks made advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?
The Golden Age
What was the epicenter of the Hellenistic Age?
Alexandria
How would you describe Ancient Greeks religion?
Polytheistic (Multiple gods)
The earliest civilization that lived on Crete.
Minoans
What was the government that the Spartans had?
Oligarchy or Military State
This philosopher was described in the works of Plato who was sentenced to death. He "question everything".
Socrates
What was Alexander the Great's father's major goal?
To conquer the Persian Empire.
Greece is a peninsula. What is a peninsula?
A portion of land nearly surrounded by water. 3/4 is surrounded by water.
The civilization that adopted a similar Greek language within all of Greece and participated in the Trojan War.
Mycenaeans
At what age did Spartan kids go into military?
7 Years Old.
What was the war that was right before the Golden Age of Greece?
The Persian War
The Greco-Persian War
Socrates
Why was communication between communities in Ancient Greece difficult?
Mountains and water.
Why is the Dorian ruled labeled as the Dark Age of Greece?
They did not focus on writing and recording their past.
They were less advanced.
The market place where people would discuss government
Acropolis
What was the name of the temple in Athens that was dedicated to the goddess Athena? It is an Acropolis of Athens.
The Parthenon
Name an advancement during this time period.
The estimation of Pi
Earth being at the center of the Universe
Stoicism/Epicureanism
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World/ Sculptures
Name a battle from the Persian War.
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis