Geography
What do you call a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
What is a peninsula?
What do we call the main group of gods and goddesses in Greek mythology who ruled from Mount Olympus?
Who are the Olympians?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were well-known thinkers in which area of learning?
What is philosophy?
Why is Cleisthenes remembered as an important leader in ancient Greek history?
Athenian leader changed the government to give more power to the people and helped create a democracy?
Why did King Darius of Persia decide to attack Greece at the Battle of Marathon?
What is Darius wanted revenge after the Greeks assisted a rebellion in Persian territory?
How did the mountains of ancient Greece shape the way people lived and built their communities?
What is the Greeks were protected by natural barriers, but the poor soil made it harder to grow crops?
In Greek mythology, what powers did Zeus have as the king of the gods?
What is he controlled the sky, thunder, and lightning.
What two types of plays did the ancient Greeks create that became popular forms of theater?
What are comedies and tragedies?
Which ancient Greek city-state created the world’s first democracy after changing its government many times?
What is Athens?
Why is the Battle of Thermopylae remembered as an important moment in the Persian Wars?
What is the Persian victory inspired the Greeks after the outnumbered Spartans and their allies bravely fought to the death?
How did living near the sea help shape life in ancient Greece?
What is the sea made it easier for Greeks to trade with other places and become skilled sailors.?
Which Greek goddess of wisdom and war strategy was honored at the Parthenon in Athens?
Who is Athena?
Why is Homer, the ancient Greek poet, remembered as an important figure in history?
What is he wrote two epics called the Iliad and the Odyssey, which told stories about gods and heroes.
T/F?
Who was not allowed to vote or take part in the government in ancient Athenian democracy?
What is true?
What caused the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta?
What is Athens and the Delian League became too powerful?
Why did ancient Greece develop as many small city-states instead of one big country?
What is mountains and rough land kept communities apart, so each one developed its own government and became a separate city-state?
Which Greek historian wrote about the Persian War, and who wrote about the Peloponnesian War?
Who are Herodotus and Thucydides?
In ancient Athens, how did the Assembly help citizens take part in their government?
What is debated and voted on laws and other decisions?
How did Sparta eventually defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
What is the Spartans persuaded the Persians to fund their navy and destroyed the Athenian fleet?
Label:
Sparta & Athens
Mount Olympus & Aegean Sea
Mediterean Sea & Ionian Sea
Where is.....?
What were the five main athletic events in the ancient Olympic Games?
What are long jump, discus, footrace, javelin, and wrestling?
Why is Hippocrates remembered as an important person in the history of medicine?
Who is a doctor who created an oath for medical professionals to act in the best interest of their patients?
Which Athenian leader supported democracy, rebuilt the Acropolis, and helped Athens grow into a strong empire?
Who is Pericles?
Why is Alexander known as “the Great” in history?
What is he was a famous king who created one of the world’s largest empires in a short amount of time?