Celestial Bodies
Mars is named after the Roman "god of war" because it is red hot. What is the equivalent Greek god called? [A] Artemis [B] Ares [C] Apollo
[B] Ares
What is the most famous landmark/monument in Athens?
Acropolis
What are the names of the two great cities (polis) in ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
What is the goddess Minerva called among the Greeks? [A] Athena [B] Aphrodite [C] Eris
What kind of government was Athens known for?
Democracy
At the center of Greek cities you always had a 'marketplace'. What is that called?
Agora
Which planet is named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology (named Zeus in Greek myth)?
Jupiter
What was the name of the mountain on which the gods lived?
Mt. Olympus
Which goddess was Athens dedicated to?
Athena
Which planet is named after the goddess of love (Aphrodite for the Greeks)?
Venus
Which famous king built an empire that spread Greek culture across the Mediterranean?
Alexander the Great
FALSE: only men born in the city with an Athenian father and mother. Women, slaves and foreigners weren't citizens.
Poseidon is the god of the seas in Greek mythology. What is he called in Roman mythology? [Clue: A blue planet is named after him]
Neptune
We call them Greeks, but what do they call themselves?
Hellenes
Which of these seas do NOT surround Greece: Ionian Sea, Caspian Sea, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea?
Caspian Sea