Geography
What percent of the land in Greece is farmable?
20 percent
What was the most powerful city-state in Ancient Greece?
Athens
What is democracy?
Rule by the people
What country was Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia
How many states are in the US?
50
How many seas does Greece border?
Three
This city-state was famous for its fierce warriors
Sparta
What is monarchy?
Rule by a single person
Who was Alexander the Great's father?
Philip II
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
What is the biggest mountain in Greece called?
Mt Olympus
This city-state was home to the oracle
Delphi
What is oligarchy?
Rule by the few
How old was Alexander when he became king?
20
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
They weigh the same
What region of Greece is Athens located in?
Southern Greece
This city-state was known for constantly switching sides
Thebes
What is aristocracy?
Rule by the wealthy
How old was Alexander when he died?
32
What is Thomas Edison famous for inventing?
The electric lightbulb
What region of Greece is Delphi located in?
Central Greece
This city-state was known for having two trading ports
Corinth
What is tyranny?
When someone with no legitime claim to power seizes power for themselves
What is a phalanx?
A battle formation where soldiers march in a tightly-packed square shape
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from what country?
France