Geography
Greece is located on what continent?
Europe
Where do the main Gods reside?
Mount Olympus
What is the name of the creator of this mathematical quotation: a2 + b2 = c2
Pythagoras
What is an aristocracy?
type of government in which only a small group of the wealthiest people have power
Which God did the Olympics honor?
Zeus
Greece has hundreds of islands. Name one of them.
Crete, Rhodes, Santorini, Milos, Hydra
The Olympics were considered a religious event, what were two of the major events?
footracing, jumping, wrestling, discus throwing, and javelin throwing.
Who was the famous female poet from Ancient Greece?
Sappho
What is the Dark Age?
a time period in which there are no available written records.
Who did Hades take as his wife in the Underworld?
Persephone
Greece is what type of landform?
Peninsula
Name three of the six main Olympian gods or goddesses.
Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hades
What was the name of the author who created fables?
Aesop
Who was the Peloponnesian War between?
Athens and Sparta
What is a polis?
city-state in ancient Greece, where a city and its settlements in the surrounding countryside act as an independent state.
Name two seas that bordered Greece
Ionian, Mediterranean, Aegean
Dionysus is the god of what? Why is he important (and new) to Greek culture?
Theatre, theatre festivals began in Greece
Name two famous philosophers from Ancient Greece
Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
Name at least 4 requirements in order to vote.
Male
At least 18 years old
Free status
Born in Athens
Father who held citizenship
Name at least one type of column the Greek's used in architecture.
the Doric order, Ionic order, and Corinthian order
What were the two most famous city-states?
Athens and Sparta
What was the female priestess called?
Pythia
Name one of the epic poems from Homer.
Illiad or the Odyssey
Who created democracy?
Cleisthenes
Around what year did the Olympics re-start, after their end in 393 CE.
The Olympics returned in 1896 CE as a non-religious event that included participants across the world.