Geography
Vocabulary
City-States
Famous people
Miscel.
100
The center of Minoan civilization was ....
the island of Crete
100
Greek foot soldier
Hoplite
100
Spartan life was devoted to
Military
100
Author of Odyssey and Iliad
Homer
100
Goddess of love in ancient Greece
Aphrodite
200
Why was Greece not a unified country?
Because 80% of the territory were mountains
200
Main public place in Greek city-states
Agora
200
Name 2 things that Sparta and Athens had in common
Religion and language
200
Greek fable writer
Aesop
200
Who was the Greeks worst enemy?
Persia
300
What sea washes Greece on the East?
Aegean
300
Government ruled by few wealthy people
Oligarchy
300
In which city-state did women have more rights?
Give an example.
Sparta. Were allowed to own property.
300
Known as "Father of History"
Herodotus
300
Parthenon
400
Sparta was located on what peninsula?
Peloponnesian
400
Greek military formation
Phalanx
400
Who led Athens during the Golden Age?
Pericles
400
Doctors-to-be give a medical oath associated with
Hippocrates
400
What sport event is linked to First Persian war?
Marathon
500
What was the main crop Greeks traded?
Olives
500
Person who seized power by force
Tyrant
500
How did Athenians elect their officials?
By lottery
500
Most famous Greek philosopher
Socrates
500
What event(s) helped Spartans to win the Peloponnesian war?
Plaque and death of Pericles
600
Modern country where Persia used to be is called
Iran
600
Spread of Greek culture across Alexander's empire
Hellenism
600
Name any 2 other city-states besides Athens and Sparta
Corinth, Thebes, Megara, Olympia, Delphi
600
Name any 2 famous Greek mathematicians
Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes
600
Name any 3 sports in Ancient Olympic Games
Running, boxing, pankration, chariot racing, long jump, discus/javelin throwing