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Important Scientists
Places
Philosophers
100
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides 
What is a peninsula?
100
A settlement in a new territory with strong ties to its homeland
What is colony?
100
A Greek city-state or a tiny independent country
What is a polis?
100
An open area market and a place to debate
What is an agora?
100
Someone who takes power by force and rules with total authority
What is a tyrant?
100

He believed everything could be explained in math and numbers

A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Archimedes D. Hippocrates E. Eraosthenes

Who is Pythagoras?
100
This is where the Gods and Goddesses were supposed to live.
Where is Mount Olympus?
100
This philosopher believed in absolute truth and questioning everything
Who is Socrates
200
Traditional stories about gods, goddesses and heroes
What is a myth?
200
Long poem that tells a story about heroic deeds
What is an epic?
200

 A type of drama that has a happy ending

A. Drama B. Tragedy C. Comedy

What is a comedy?
200
Love of wisdom 
What is philosophy?
200
He wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey>
Who was Homer?
200

He established physics. Designed the lever and pulley.

A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Archimedes D. Hippocrates E. Eraosthenes 

Who is Archimedes?
200
This is the plain where the Persian army was defeated by the Greeks.
Where was Marathon?
200
This philosopher wanted philosopher kings to head the government. He created The Academy
Who is Plato?
300
A story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story. 

A. Drama  B. Tragedy  C. Comedy

What is a drama?
300
Enslaved neighbors - captive workers
What is a helot?
300
All citizens help run the government.
What is a democracy?
300
What a person leaves behind when he/she dies.
What is a legacy?
300
Greek thinker who believed the human mind could understand everything.
What is a philosopher?
300

He believed the Earth is round.

A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Archimedes D. Hippocrates E. Eraosthenes

Who is Eraosthenes?
300
This Battle took place on a narrow strip of water.
Where is Salamis?
300
He developed the Socratic method
Who was Socrates?
400
In government where only a FEW people have the power.
What is oligarchy?
400

In this type of drama, a person struggles to overcome difficulties but fails.

A. Drama B. Tragedy C. Comedy

What is a tragedy?
400
This scientist studies stars, planets and heavenly bodies.
What is an astronomer?
400
This type of geometry shows how points, lines, angles and surfaces relate to one another.

A. Plane Geometry  B. Solid Geometry  C. Obtuse Geometry

What is plane geometry?
400
Known as the GREATEST historian, wrote History of the Peloponnesian Wars.

A. Herodotus  B. Thucydides  C. Alexander the Great

Who is Thucydides?
400

Father of Medicine

A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Archimedes D. Hippocrates E. Eraosthenes

Who is Hippocrates?
400
The narrow pass through the mountains where Greeks fought the Persians.
Where is Thermopylae?
400
He believed in and taught the "golden mean". He also taught Alexander the Great
Who is Aristotle?
500
This type of government requires EVERY citizen to directly vote on all laws and policies.
What is Direct Democracy?
500
Refers to a time when Greek language and ideas spread to non- Greek speaking people of SW Asia.

A. Phoenician Era  B. Pythagorus Era  C. Hellenistic Era

What is the Hellenistic Era?
500

This is the study of ball-like shapes - spheres, tubes and cylinders.

A. Plane Geometry B. Solid Geometry C. Obtuse Geometry

What is solid geometry?
500
To be banished from a city-state for a long period of time.
Ostrasized
500
Son of Darius - reorganized Persian kingdom into 20 provinces
Who is Xerxes?
500

Father of Geometry.

A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Archimedes D. Hippocrates E. Eraosthenes

Who is Euclid?
500
This was the battle where the Greeks CRUSHED the Persian army and made them retreat.
Where is Plataea?
500
This philosopher was also a sculptor
Who is  Socrates?