Greek Geography
Said to be the home of the Gods, this is the tallest mountain in Greece.
What is Mount Olympus
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
Greeks invented this type of government, centred around citizen voting
What is Democracy
These 3 philosophers would be on Greece's "Mount Rushmore" of philosophy
Who are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Greece's largest island, this is home to the oldest artefacts in all of Greece.
What is Crete
The Greek word for city, the term nowadays refers to the greater metropolitan area of any given major city (Athens, Tokyo, New York, London, etc)
What is a Polis
Though his cause of death is heavily debated, Alexander died at this young age in Babylon after his conquests.
What is 32
This system of government is usually defined as being ruled by a small group of individuals
What is an Oligarchy
This is the name of the individual who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey
Who is Homer
The God of the Sea and Goddess of Wisdom vied for nomenclature of this major Greek city
What is Athens
Directly meaning "high city", the most famous example of this is Athens' Parthenon.
What is an Acropolis
Though Alexander conquered a large mass of land, these 4 civilisations were the most major and important.
What are Babylon, Egypt, Persia, and India
A system of government centred around a royal family and blood lineage of rule
What is a Monarchy
What is Hellenism
Due to Greece's hilly terrain, this hardy crop grew easily and became a lifeblood for Greeks across history
What are Olives
Translated from Greek, this term means "friend of knowledge", and applies to individuals like Rene Descartes or Karl Marx
What is Philosophy
Alexander hailed from this city in the northern part of Greece, part of Greek Macedonia throughout history.
What is Pella
This type of government puts a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals into power
What is an Aristocracy
These two city states were embroiled in the Peloponnesian War
Who were Athens and Sparta
Greece is surrounded by these 3 bodies of water
What are the Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean seas
The proper term for a grouping of islands
What is archipelago
This was the name of Alexander's horse, described as being black with a white blaze.
What is Bucephalus
Individuals in history such as Benito Mussolini and Leopold II can be described as this type of ruler
What is a Tyrant
The Minotaur was said to have hailed from this civilisation in Crete-the ruins of the legendary Labyrinth can still be found today.
What are the Minoans