Events
What was the name of the athletic competition held every four years in honor based on Ancient Greece ?
The Olympic Games
Who was the king of Macedonia before Alexander?
King Philip II
What form of government, first developed in Athens, means "rule by the people"?
Democracy
What was the most powerful city-state in Ancient Greece known for its democracy?
Athens
What is the name of the sea that borders Greece to the east?
The Aegean Sea
What famous war involved a giant wooden horse and was fought between the Greeks and the city of Troy?
The Trojan War
Philip II son name was_________?
what they say: "Alexander Great"
What famous Greek epic poems tell the stories of the Trojan War and its aftermath?
The Iliad and the Odyssey
What is the name of an area in a Greek city where important temples and monuments are located.
Acropolis
What is the name of the famous Greek mountain?
Mount Olympus
What war was fought between Athens and Sparta which lasted 27 years?
The Peloponnesian War
Who was the Macedonian leader that conquered much of the known world by the age of 30?
Alexander the Great
What was the name of the form of government in which a few wealthy individuals held power?
Oligarchy
Which island was home to the ancient Minoan civilization and the palace of Knossos?
Crete
What is the name of the large sea to the south of Greece?
The Mediterranean Sea
What was the series of conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire in the 5th century, including battles like Marathon and Salamis?
The Persian Wars
Which blind poet is credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Name two things the Greeks traded around the Mediterranean Sea.
The Greeks traded pottery, perfume, apricots, grapes, wine, metal, olives and slaves.
What was the name of the marketplace in Greek city-states where people gathered for trade and discussion?
Agora
Why were the Greece is consider a _____.
peninsula
Name the time period or term, where nothing wasn't written down. (Hint: they say it was a time in history marked by ignorance, barbarity, and intellectual stagnation).
"Dark Ages"
They say: The father of medicine (Hint: all doctors sign an oath which has his name in it)
Hippocrates
What was the main difference between the city states of Sparta and Athens?
(Hint: What were each of them mainly focused on)
The main difference between the city states of Sparta and Athens was that Sparta was more focused on its military and Athens was more focused on government.
What is the name of the most famous temple, located on the Acropolis in Athens.
(Hint: Dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war.)
Parthenon
What is the name of the region in northern Greece that was the birthplace of Alexander the Great?
Macedonia