Famous Gods/Greeks
The original philosopher who questioned customs
Socrates
The blossoming period of Greece of 500 - 323 BC
The Classical Period
A system of government where citizens elect rulers
Democracy
This author wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey
Homer
Athens is to Navy as Sparta is to _____
Navy
The Greeks most powerful god
Zeus
The war between Sparta and Athens named after this region which Sparta was located
The Peloponnesian War
The study of wisdom/knowledge
Philosophy
This clever device helped the Greeks conquer Troy by entering their impenetrable walls
Trojan Horse
Sparta was ruled by two kings and an ________, or a council of elders
Oligarchy
The main god of Athens
Athena
The period of early history in Greece where Homer supposedly lived 800 - 500 BC
Archaic Period
An arrangement of numerous competitive sporting events
The Olympics
This man's "Odyssey" is one of Greek's most beloved stories.
Odysseus
Three hundred Spartans confronted an immense army of Persians at this location
Thermopylae
A student of Socrates who questioned reality with his "Allegory of the Cave"
Plato
From 499 - 449 BC, this vast empire aimed to overwhelm Greece with its immense forces
Persia
The mathematical formula for calculating the area of a triangle
Pythagorean Theorem
After the Greeks routed the Persians, a man ran 26.2 miles to deliver the news, dying upon arrival. This battle is also a name for a modern day race of the same length.
Marathon
The famous King of Sparta during the Peloponnesian War who died at Answer 3
Leonidas
The main god of Sparta
Ares
The late period of Greece which began after the death of Alexander the Great
323 - 30 BC
A device that helped sailors navigate via the stars
An astrolobe
This famous, almost invincible warrior died in Troy by being shot in the foot. Today, his name is synonymous with one's weakness.
Achilles (heel)
Spartans are to red as Athens are to
Blue