Greek Geography
Greek History
Governments
Religion
Famous Greeks and Romans
100

The many islands of the Aegean sea made this much easier for the ancient Greeks. 

What is sea-travel and trading ? 

100

What Sparta was mainly known for as a society. 

What is military strength ? 

100

The form of government that Athens had and was known for inventing. 

What is democracy ? 

100

This Greek god was in charge of lightning and the sky, also known as the King of the Gods. 

Who was Zeus ? 

100

The two mythical brothers that founded Rome and were supposedly raised by wolves. 

Who are Romulus and Remus ?

200

Sparta relied so heavily on military strength because it was surrounded by this type of geography. 

What are mountains, which made farming difficult. 
200

The Mycenean heroes of Greek myth such as Odysseus, Achilles and Ajax were made famous by this War.

What is the Trojan War ? 

200

The name for a democracy where voters elect representatives to make decisions for them. 

What is a republic ? 

200

Name three Greek gods. 

Who are Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Ares, Artemis, Hermes, Apollo, Hera, Aphrodite, etc. 


200

Macedonian (Greek) leader who created a vast Empire at a young age and famously split the Gordian Knot. 

Who is Alexander the Great ? 

300

The island that the Minoans built their civilization on. 

What is Crete ? 

300

The first Greeks, who lived on the island of Crete and became skilled sailors and traders. 

Who are the Minoans ?

300

The name of the council in Roman democracy that made decisions. 

What is the senate ? 

300

This Roman Emperor legalized Christianity after having a religious vision the night before an important battle. He also split the Empire into two halves and created a new Eastern capital that he named after himself. 

Who is Constantine ? 

300

Roman leader who was assassinated by his closest ally in the Senate for becoming too powerful

Who is Julius Caesar ? 

400
The term for land that can be used for faming. 

What is arable ? (Ex: Most of the land in Greece was mountainous and therefore, not arable) 

400

The war between Athens and Sparta, where Sparta was stronger on land and Athens was stronger by boat. 

The Peloponnesian War 

400

A system of government where there is a king or queen with absolute power. 

What is a monarchy ? 

400

The Romans took the Greek gods and renamed them. Much later, scientists used the names of these Roman Gods to name these. 

What are the planets in the Solar System ? 

400

This Roman leader was the adopted son of Caesar and became the first true Emperor of Rome, as well as ushering in the 200 year period of peace called the Pax Romana. 

Who is Augustus ? 

500

A region in northern Greece, separated from other city-states by mountains which allowed it to develop in relative isolation. 

What is Macedonia ? 

500

Ancient Greeks who built their walled cities in the mountains of the mainland and eventually conquered the Minoans. 

Who are the Myceneans ? 

500

The three forms of government that Rome had, in the order that it had them. 

What are Monarchy, Republic and Empire ? 

500

Neptune is the Roman name of this Greek god. 

Who is Poseidon ? 

500

Roman Emperor who was rumored to have started the Great Fire of Rome in order to clear space for himself to build a new palace. 

Who is Nero ? 

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