This and That
Mythology
Athens
Sparta
The Peloponesian War
(and after)
(and after)
Great Accomplishments
100
What was the first civilization that formed in Greece around 3000BC?
the Minoans
100
Who is the King of the gods?
Zeus
100
What type of government did Athens have?
democracy
100
What type of government did Sparta have?
military government
100
Which city-state was know for its skill at fighting at sea?
Athens
100
What approach to studying the world by asking questions did Socrates pioneer?
the scientific method
200
What event was staged every four years to honor Zeus?
the Olympics
200
Believing in many gods is known as...
polytheistic
200
Name one thing you had to do as a male citizen of Athens.
govern the country for a year, vote, serve on juries, serve in the military, take part in debates
200
What happened to small weak Spartan babies after they were born?
left to die of exposure on a mountain
200
What two city-states led alliances against each other in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
200
What is Hippocrates known for?
father of medicine, looked for natural causes for diseases
300
Name one of the Minoans leisure activities.
bull leaping or boxing
300
What did the Greek gods have that God and most other gods do not have.
human qualities like love, hate and jealosy
300
Name one great philosopher of Athens.
Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle
300
What started when a Spartan boy was 7-years-old?
military training
300
DAILY DOUBLE
What country conquered a war-weakened Greece?
Macedonia (King Phillip II)
300
What is Archimedes known for?
engineering, pulley systems, Archimedes screw
400
What was the prize given to the winner of the Olympics?
a crown of leaves (olive, laurel or pine)
400
Who was the god of the sea and earthquakes?
Poseidon
400
While the Spartans focused on the military, what did the Athenians focus on?
beauty, art, architecture, philosophy (of course democracy)
400
Who took care of the farms and estates while the men were at war?
Spartan women
400
What was one of the major causes the Athenians surrendered after 27 years of war?
plague killed many of their military leaders
400
What type of study was Pythagoras known for?
math, geometry
500
The physical geography of Greece is...
mountainous with many islands, some semi-arid areas
500
Who wrote the great tales of the Trojan War, called the Illiad and the Odyssey?
Homer
500
In stead of attributing everything to the gods, what did the Greek philosophers rely on to explain the world?
science and reason
500
What great empire did Alexander conquer to become a great world leader?
Persia
500
What was the name of the Greek who delivered the news that the Greeks had defeated the Persians at Marathon and then promptly dropped dead?
Pheidippides
600
What Greek philosopher actually thought a small group of smart intellectuals would be better to run a country than democracy?
Plato
600
Who is the god of dreams?
Morpheus
600
What famous building of Athens originally housed a 42 foot statue of Athena?
the Parthenon
600
How many Spartans died at the pass at Thermopylae at the hands of 200,000 Persians?
300
600
What did they call the time period where Alexander spread Greek culture across his newly forming empire?
The Hellenistic Age
600
What are the three orders of Greek collumns?
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
