Geography
What continent is Greece in?
Europe
Who wrote the Illiad and the Oddysey
Homer
What army did Xerxes lead
The Persian
What were the two most important Greek city-states between 700 and 500 B.C
Athens and Sparta
Who taught Alexander the Great
Aristotle
What culture/city rose from the ruins of ancient Greece?
Rome
Who is the most famous student of Socrates?
Plato
How did the city of Troy get taken over?
Trojan Horse
Name one of the three virtues for Spartan youth
Who was the Athenian ruler during the "golden age"
Pericles
On what sea was Greece founded?
Who is considered the father of history?
Herodotus
Who burned Athens
Persians/Xerxes
Who was Sparta's Biggest Rival
Athens
What was the original purpose of the Parthenon?
a temple
Where did Greek Civilization begin
Crete
Who is the son of Phillip of Macedonia
Alexander the Great
What poet described the Persian War
Homer
Why is Athens a limited democracy
Most people can't vote
How did Socrates die?
He was executed/drinking poison
What was the first Greek capital
Knossos
What did Anaximander do?
Created the first world map
What city-states fought in the Peloponesian war
Athens and Sparta
What are spartan serfs (slaves) called?
Helots
What Greek philopsher figured out how to measure the hypotenuse of a triangle?
Pythagoras