Geography
What continent is Greece on?
Europe
What were most young boys likely to be doing in Athens?
Going to school
Name the "big three" philosophers
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What is mythology?
What never asks a question but gets answered all the time?
Your phone
Greece mainland is considered what geographic feature?
Peninsula
What were most young boys likely to be doing in Sparta?
Training in the military
What is the Socratic Method?
A conversation with many questions to make someone think deeply about a topic.
Greece was the only civilization to develop mythology. True or False?
False. So did Romans, Egyptians, Native Americans...
What goes up but never ever comes down?
Your age
Ancient Greece was made up of how many islands?
Around 6000
Name one way which the lives of Spartan women differed from Athenian women
Enjoyed a lot more freedom, among which were the ability to own property and be physically fit.
What did Socrates believe was the best approach to learning about the world around you?
By asking questions
How did Greek mythology explain thunderstorms?
Zeus, as the god of thunder and lightning, was someone who causes it
Thanks to me, you can see straight through the wall. What am I?
A window!
Which three continents meet in Greece?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
What form of government existed in Athens?
Democracy
What did Plato believe was the best approach to learning about the world around you?
By thinking deeply and critically
How did Greek mythology explain how the sun rises and sets each day?
The sun god Helios rides his chariot across the sky and pulls the sun
Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
They both weigh the same!
What led to the development of independent city-states in Greece?
Rugged mountains and many islands
What form of government existed in Sparta?
Oligarchy
What did Aristotle believe was the best approach to learning about the world around you?
By observing and collecting facts
Who was the goddess of beauty?
Aphrodite
What belongs to you but gets used by everyone else more than you?
Your name