If You Don't Know, Now You Know
An important crop in both modern an ancient Greece.
What is the olive?
Named after an Athenian lawgiver, this word today is used to describe a harsh ruler.
What is Draconian?
Macedonian who conquered the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander?
The sea that separates Europe and Africa.
What is the Mediterranean?
The system of government where a king or a queen rule
What is monarchy?
The name of the sporting event held every four years in Greece.
What are the Olympics?
When an army strategically surrounds a city.
What is a siege?
Important leader of Athens durning the start of the Peloponnesian War. Also known for expanding Athenian democracy.
Who is Pericles?
Island where Minoan civilization developed.
What is Crete?
A type of government ruled by its citizens.
What is democracy?
Battle that ended the first Persian War.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
The name of a soldier who fought in a phalanx.
What is a hoplite?
This is the name of the association established to prevent another Persian invasion. Later Athens used it to create an empire.
What is the Delian League?
Important city in Egypt that was a center of learning in Hellenistic culture.
What is Alexandria?
The name for a single ruler over a place. Today it is a negative term for a bad or evil leader.
What is a tyrant.
This is Kris's favorite number.
What is 13
A scientific way to calculate how old something organic is.
What is radiocarbon dating?
The name of the people who were essentially the slave class in ancient Sparta.
Who are the Helots?
This was the capital of the Persian Empire.
What is Persepolis?
This is a type of government ruled by wealthy families.
What is an aristocracy?
A famous philosopher who was also Alexander's teacher.
Who is Aristotle?
What is an acropolis?
A civilization that emerged in Greece around 2000bce. Known for being war-like and building fortified cities.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
This is the adjective used to describe the area of Greece where Sparta is located. It's also the place name of an important war.
What is Peloponnesian?
A type of rule that gives people more freedom to maintain things like religion, language and culture.
What is tolerant?