Geography & Early History
Unlike early civilizations that grew on flat land near big rivers, the land in Greece is covered in _________.
What is mountains or hills? (Either answer)
Athens was well-known for being the first to have this type of government.
What is a democracy?
What is army/military? (Anything close will work)
Athens and Sparta joined together to fight against this empire.
What is Persia?
What language is the most commonly spoken among Gardner 7th graders besides English?
What is Swahili/Kiswahili?
Because farming was difficult in Greece, the ______ became very important for things like travel & trade.
What is the Sea/Water/Ocean?
Athenians were well-known for making many advancements in this field. (There are multiple possible answers)
Spartan boys were sent to a strict military training program called the Agoge at what age?
What is 7 years old?
The city of Athens is named after this Greek Goddess.
Who is Athena?
This looks-maxxing technique involves pushing your tongue to the roof of your mouth to make your jawline appear sharper.
What is mewing
After the Bronze Age Collapse, Greece entered a period where the progress of civilization declined, called __________.
What is a Dark Age?
In the first year during the war against Sparta, 1/3 of the population of Athens died due to what event?
A plague/pandemic/disease
The slave class of people that lived in Sparta were called ______.
Who are Helots?
The creature in Greek mythology that is known for its enormous size and only having one eye.
How tall is NBA Player Lamelo Ball?
What is like 6'7?
What is the name of the body of water that Greece is in?
What is the Mediterranean Sea/Aegean Sea?
Before Athens became a democracy, they were ruled by a leader who had not been given power, but had stolen it for himself. A leader that steals power for himself is...
What is a tyrant?
For most of Sparta's history, they had this form of government.
What is an Oligarchy?
The name of the war that was fought between Athens & Sparta in 431 B.C.E.
What is The Peloponnesian War?
What is the slang term used to describe content on the internet that is so addicting and low quality that it is said to affect mental functioning?
What is brain rot?
The name of one of the two civilizations that existed in Greece during the Bronze Age (Double Points if you can name both!)
During the war with Sparta, a group of wealthy Athenians tried to get rid of democracy in Athens and replace it with an Oligarchy. What is the name of this group?
Who is The Four Hundred?
What is the name of the Spartan king who made his last stand with 300 Spartans against Persian forces during the Greco-Persian Wars?
Who is King Leonidas?
Name one battle in the war between the Greek city-states & Persia.
The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Thermopylae, or The Battle of Plataea
What is Mr. Wilson's birthday? (Month & Day)
What is November 4?