GOVERNMENT
A government in which a king or queen rule.
What is a monarchy?
A story that teaches lessons with morals.
What is a fable?
The Olympics were originally dedicated to this god.
Who is Zeus?
A large part of Greece is called Peloponnesus, which is this type of landform surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula?
This city was famous for its advancements in government, literature, and education, among others.
What is Athens?
Oligarchies were run by these landowners?
What are aristocrats?
These tales are that explain life's mysteries often contain gods, goddesses and monsters.
What are myths?
Besides boxing, this contact sport was an original game in the Olympics.
What is wrestling?
To the east of Greece is this large sea with thousands of islands.
What is the Aegean?
At the famous Persian War Battle of Thermopylae, this many Persian soldiers held off a huge Persian force.
What is 300?
What is a direct democracy?
These are tales about Greek heroes.
What are epic poems?
A Greek runner came up with this idea to improve his time in the 200 yard dash.
What is running nude?
This largest Greek mountain was once believed to be the home of the Greek gods.
What is Olympus?
Spartan boys were whipped and brutalized at the Diamastigosis, a festival honoring this goddess.
Who was Artemis?
This government allows people to vote for representatives who then vote on laws.
What is an indirect democracy?
This god of music's name was the same in Greece and Rome.
Who is Apollo?
The Olympics were brought back in 1896 A.D. in this city.
What is Athens?
Greece colonized Anatolia, which is this modern country in western Asia?
What is Turkey?
From the age of 7 to 20, Spartan boys were sent to these barracks to train for war.
What is the agoge?
This was the main government of Sparta.
What is an oligarchy?
As the goddess of the harvest, she was always seen with wheat.
Who is Demeter?
The original games were first held in this year.
What is 776 B.C.?
Rounded to the nearest 10, there is no spot in Greece that is more than this many miles from the sea.
What is 80?
Sparta and Athens teamed up to beat Persia in the Persian War, which lasted this many years.
What is 11?