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Geography
Early Greeks
Religion
The Olympics
Government
100
In which continent is Greece located?
Europe
100

The Phoenicians created an early version of this that was then adopted and modified by the Greeks

What is the alphabet?

100

Zeus

Who is the king of the gods in ancient Greek mythology?

100

Isthmus, Pythian, and Olympic

What are the three major athletic contests held by Greeks in honor of their gods?

100
What is a monarchy?
When one ruler (usually a king or queen) rules.
200
Greek is a ___________ because it is surrounded on three sides by water.
Peninsula
200

Why were the Mycenaeans able to become a major power in the Mediterranean region?

What is trading widely, including sailing to Italy and Egypt

200

The three-headed dog Cerberus

What is the symbol of Hades, god of the underworld

200

"one who competes for a prize"

What does athlete mean in Greek?

200
In which city-state was the military its most important value?
Sparta
300
In addition to being a peninsula, Greece is made up of many small islands. It is therefore also an _______________.
Archipelago
300
Unlike the Minoans, what did the Mycenaeans focus on?
Their military
300

List three ways the Greeks honored their gods:

Built temple and monuments Sacrifices Religious festivals Used theatre as a way to honor them

300

Heraean Games

What was the women's ancient Olympics called?

300
In which city-state did the people build a magnificent marble temple to their patron goddess, called the Parthenon?
Athens
400
Greece is surrounded by seas. List and explain at least two ways in which this geography affected the lifestyle of ancient Greeks:
Food sources:Greeks ate a lot of sea food Transportation: Greeks sailed by sea to get around Trade: Greeks used the sea for transportation in order to trade for resources
400
1) What caused the dark ages of Greece? 2) Why were they called the dark ages?
1) Sea peoples and other peoples invaded the city-states. 2) They were called the dark ages because people could no longer read or write.
400

Paris

Who is the person that was accused of firing the arrow into Achilles' heel, thus killing him?

400

The nine Olympic sports were

Boxing, Discus, Equestrian Events, Javelin, Jumping, Pankration (a super rough combination of wrestling and boxing), Pentathlon (a combination of 5 sports), Running, and Wrestling

400
The Spartans never developed a democracy. What did they have instead?
An ologarchy
500
Mountains cover most of Greece. List and explain two ways in which this geography affected the lifestyle of the ancient Greeks:
1) Transportation: It limited the transportation between city-states. It was difficult to get around by foot. 2) Government: Leader were not able to unite city-states under one ruler. Each city-state was too isolated from the other. 3) Agriculture: It was difficult to farm with such rocky and mountainous terrain...so the Greeks either traded for food, or grew plants like olives and grapes that could survived on such landscape.
500

Athenian soldiers swore to do this

What is:

1. We will never bring disgrace on this our City by an act of dishonesty or cowardice.

2. We will fight for the ideals and Sacred Things of the City both alone and with many.

3. We will revere and obey the City's laws, and will do our best to incite a like reverence and respect in those above us who are prone to annul them or set them at naught. 

4. We will strive unceasingly to quicken the public's sense of civic duty.

5. Thus, in all these ways, we will transmit this City not only, not less, but greater and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us

500

The River Styx

What is the name of the river leading to the Underworld?

500

The Olympic truce was

What is an agreement in which there was no fighting allowed for the seven days before and seven days after the Games (and for the period of the Games)? Fighting would have been considered disrespectful to the gods. 

500
What is a tyranny and why did it develop in Athens?
Tyranny: Leaders who illegally overthrow the legitimate leader or government It developed in Athens because the oligarchy had unfair practices against the poor and the tyrants promised to help them. Often, these tyrants ended up ruling in an even harsher manner.