Geography
What is the tallest mountain in Greece?
Mt. Olympus
Who rules in a monarchy?
King or Queen
What do the Greek root Hydr or Aqua mean?
Water
Zeus
What Greek city state has become the modern capital of Greece?
Athens
What is one crop grown in ancient Greece?
Olives, Grapes, Wheat, Barley
What is something that was the same in all of the city states?
Religion (Gods), Culture, Language, Writing
Spectacles, Spectators, and Suspect use the Greek root 'Spect'. What does it mean?
To see or look
Who is Zeus' Wife and the goodness of marriage?
Hera
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
What is one sea that surrounds Greece?
Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea
What are at least 2 Greek City-States we studied?
Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Corinth, and Delphi
What does the Greek root Micro mean?
small
Poseidon is the god of what?
the sea
What are the first 4 letters in the Greek Alphabet?
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta
What is the largest island in Greece?
Crete
What is the greek word (or other name) for City - State?
Polis
Name a word that uses the Greek root for heat.
word using Therm (thermal, thermostat, thermos, thermometer)
In the myth (legend) of Hercules, why is he not a full god?
his father is a god but his mother is human
What are the 3 branches of the US government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
What is the most farmable land/ area in ancient Greece?
Attica
What was Athens remembered for?
What was Sparta remembered for?
Athens: Wisdom, Knowledge, Democracy, Education
Sparta: War, Strong Warriors
What does the root Bene mean?
Good
Who did Perseus kill?
Medusa
What type of democracy does the US have?
representative democracy