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100

The large body of water to the south of Greece around which most of the (developed) ancient world was centered.

Mediterranean Sea

100

True or False: The Greek religion was polytheistic.

True

100

True or False: At the time, Greek statues and carvings were not white, but colorful.

True

100

True or False: Athens emphasized military prowess, where Sparta emphasized intellectual pursuits.

False: Sparta, Athens

100

The "Hippocratic Oath" taken by doctors is named after which Greek physician?

Hippocrates

200

The body of water around which the Greek world was centered.

Aegean Sea

200

The Greeks thought their gods used temples in this way.

They used temples as houses (that is, the deity lived there when he or she was "in town").

200
Greek vase paintings used these two colors to create realistic images of myths, stories, and daily life.

Red and Black

200

The two cultures that existed in early Greece before the Greeks (hint: one of them are considered proto-Greeks because they spoke a Greek language).

Minoans and Myceneans
200

What kind of animal is Punxsutawney Phil?

Groundhog
300

The Greeks became excellent seafarers because Greece was made up of many of these physical features.

Islands

300

True or False: Athenian democracy was a representative democracy.

False (direct democracy)

300

This Macedonian king conquered the largest empire ever seen at the time, stretching from Greece to northwestern India.

Alexander the Great

300

The women of this city-state had more rights than women in many other city-states, and were given a similar education to men so that they could survive childbirth and raise strong sons.

Sparta

300

What is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise on its axis?

Venus

400

Greek city-states were fairly independent of one another and developed differently because they were separated by this physical feature.

Mountains

400

The Greek name for a city-state.

Polis

400

This poet is acknowledged as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Homer

400

In an effort to spread Greek culture, Alexander the great founded many cities to which Greeks were encouraged to move and in which Greek buildings were built, Greek culture instituted, and Greek made the official language.  What was the most common name for these cities?

Alexandria

400

What do you call a piece of land that’s almost — but not entirely — surrounded by water?

Peninsula

500

The peninsula that makes up the southern part of Greece (hint: Sparta was located here and they and their allies made up the League named after the peninsula).

Peloponnese

500
The series of wars that were fought between Athens and Sparta.

Peloponnesian Wars

500

This temple in Athens is one of the best examples of Greek architecture, but you don't have to go to Athens to see its full-sized replica.

Parthenon

500

The (Greek) name of the marketplace found within a polis.

Agora

500

Humans breathe in oxygen and exhale what?

Carbon dioxide

600

When Alexander the Great's empire was split between his generals, Ptolemy got this region.

Egypt

600

True or False: In pre-democratic Athens, the aristocrat Solon was known for his harsh laws, while Draco was known for his just laws and reforms that made every free Athenian male a citizen.

False; Draco, Solon

600

Name the three most famous ancient Greek "lovers of knowledge" in chronological order (remember: SPA).

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

600

The name of the Athenian coin that became prevalent throughout Greece.

Tetradrachm

600

Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ?

Skin