Alexander
Ancient Greece was a collection of
City-States
A group of older men who help to make laws and important decisions is the ___________
group of elders
Democracy began in _____
Athens
Alexander the Great fought and conquered the __________ first when he became king.
Persians
Crete is a large _______island
Mediterranean
The king of all the gods was ___________.
Zeus
Greeks believed that the Greek gods lived on __________
Mt Olympus
The Olympics are celebrated every ______ years.
4 years
Ships sailing east of Greece are in the ______ Sea
Aegean
What is a foreigner?
someone from another country
The victor of the Olympics was given a _____
wreath of olive leaves
In the Mediterranean there is a large island called
Crete
Alexander the Great was famous for ________ many lands.
conquering
A _______ is a low place in a mountain range that a road, trail, or path can go through.
pass
This began in Athens
Democracy
A person from another country is a _____
foreigner
The first Olympics only had the event of ____________
footraces
After the Battle of Marathon a messenger ran a _________ to deliver news of the battle which is 26 miles.
marathon
Today cutting the Gordian knot means you found a ______ way to do something.
clever
Rights are ______protected by law
Freedoms
The 3 great thinkers in Ancient Greece were _______
Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
A thinker, a person who seeks knowledge and understanding is a __________
philosopher
The _________ is a celebration that honors gods and goddesses
Olympics
Greece is located on the continent of
Europe
The Olympic celebrate this_____
gods and goddesses