Geography
Social Order
Government
Religion
Writing
Art/Architecture
100

What was the largest Ancient Greek island?  This was the home of the Minoans.

Crete

100

Women in this city-state had very few rights.  They were firmly controlled by their husbands.

Athens

100

This form of government developed in ancient Athens. Citizens had a direct role in governing themselves.

democracy

100

King of the Gods 

Zeus

100

Who wrote the two epic poems called the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Homer

100

What piece of Greek architecture was built on the acropolis in Athens?  It was built to honor the goddess Athena.  

Parthenon

200

What city-state was the home of the Mycenaeans?

Mycenae

200

Boys in this city-state trained from a young age to be soldiers.  The military dominated their lives.

Sparta

200

I became ruler of Macedonia and Greek after my father was assassinated.  People underestimated me, so I destroyed the Greek city-state of Thebes to set an example.  I conquered much of the known world without ever losing a battle.  I created city-states throughout the lands I conquered, often naming them after myself.

I died at the age of 32.

Alexander the Great

200

God of the Sea 

Poseidon

200

Who wrote fables, or short stories with animals as the main characters?  They were meant to teach lessons.

Aesop

200

What building housed over 500,000 scrolls?  It drew scholars and scientists from around the world. 

Library of Alexandria

300

What famous mountains are located in northern Greece?

Mount Olympus

300

Who traveled to colonies in other lands to exchange goods?

traders

300

I united the Greek city-states with my own kingdom of Macedonia in hopes of conquering the Persian Empire.  I used new warfare methods like the phalanx and the catapult to conquer Greek city-states.  I was assassinated in 336 BC and my kingdom was taken over by my son.


Philip II

300

Goddess of Wisdom and War

Athena

300

In this myth, a young Athenian prince volunteers to go to the island of Crete to kill a terrible monster in a labyrinth.  He slays the monster saving Athenian men and women from being sacrificed each year.

Theseus and the Minotaur

300

What was built to guide and protect sailors as they entered Alexandria?  It is one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.  

Lighthouse of Alexandria

400

What empire was located east of Ancient Greece? 

Persian Empire

400

What were free, male landowners born in Athens called?

citizens

400

I was one of Athens's greatest leaders.  I paid people to take part in government, allowing poor as well as rich to participate.  I rebuilt the city of Athens after the Persian Wars, creating buildings like the Parthenon.  I died of the plague during the Peloponnesian War.

Pericles

400

Messenger of the Gods 

Hermes

400
What were the two types of dramas invented by the Ancient Greeks?

comedies and tragedies

400

What statue of the Greek god Helios was built on an ancient Greek island?  It is one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.  


Colossus of Rhodes

500

What are 3 of the 4 seas surrounding Greece?

Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Crete
500

What were state-owned slaves captured from conquered lands called?

helots

500

These wars began with Darius I vowing revenge on the city-state of Athens for helping the colony of Ionia.  The wars continued with Darius's successor, Xerxes.  The four main battles were Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea.  In the end, the Greeks were victorius.

Persian Wars

500

Goddess of Love and Beauty

Aphrodite

500

Who were the 3 most famous philosophers from Ancient Greece?

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

500

Name 2 of the 3 types of Ancient Greek columns.


Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian