Places
What is the largest island in Greece?
Crete
The leader of Greece that took over most of Europe, Egypt, and stopped in India.
Alexander the Great
What type of religion involves the worship of one god?
monotheism
People who were thought to talk to the gods, they could tell the future.
oracle
What was the main food source for ancient Greeks?
fishing/ocean
Name the city-state named after Athena.
Athens
Who was the Macedonia leader that took over Greece? He created the catapult.
Phillip II
What type of religion involves the worship of multiple gods?
polytheism
Greeks were known to build these as part of important buildings, here are three main types.
columns
What was the mix of cultures called that was started under Alexander the Great?
Helenistic period
Name the Greek city-state that was known for raising great warriors.
Sparta
Who was the leader of Athens that started paying public officials and worked on beautification of the city?
Pericles
What is the festival that is still ongoing today that was started as a way to worship Zeus. (athletes)
Olympics
Another name for plays, started in Greece.
drama
What started the Peloponnesian War
Sparta attacked Athens because they were afraid Athens would become too powerful
The home of the Greek gods.
Mount Olympus
The first major philosopher who was executed by the leaders of Greece.
Socrates
Who was the goddess of the seasons, her daughter was taken?
Demeter
Plays where something bad happens to the main character.
tragedy
What happened in Athens that decimated 1/3 of the population?
Plague
Where is the area in a city state that is higher up and contains the important community buildings?
acropolis
The philosopher who taught Alexander the Great
Aristotle
What were stories about the gods that were used to teach people about the world?
myths
Greeks started this study of the stars and planets.
astronomy
A soldiers from Sparta
hoplite