Geography and Farming
This is the percentage of Greek land that was covered by mountains.
80%.
This type of government means "few to rule".
What is an oligarchy?
This philosopher was executed by drinking hemlock.
Who is Socrates?
These are stories used to explain the unknown.
What are myths?
The Olympic Games would occur every this amount of years.
Four.
Farmers performed this type of farming by carving flat areas into slopes to grow crops.
What is terrace farming?
An "illegitimate ruler" who often gained power by force and led a tyranny.
What is a tyrant?
Plato's book that described the ideal government.
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What is The Republic?
The plain, sturdy column style that was common on the mainland.
What is Doric?
The God who was honored at the Olympic Games.
Who is Zeus?
The sea that was cluttered with thousands of islands and required expert sailing.
What is the Aegean Sea?
This type of government meant "one to rule".
What is a monarchy?
The greatest mathematician of her time, who invented the astrolabe.
Who is Hypatia?
Short stories with animals that teach a moral.
This is the year the first Olympic Games took place.
When is 776 BCE?
A city where travellers prayed to Apollo for safe journeys.
What is Delphi?
The central marketplace found in a Greek polis.
What is an agora?
This philosopher tutored Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
This is a serious type of play showing the downfall of a character.
What is a tragedy?
Roman emperor who banned the Games in 393 CE.
Who is Thedosius?
A six-headed monster that myths warned travelers about.
What is Scylla?
An Athenian leader who instituted democracy.
Who is Solon?
This scientist estimated the Earth's circumference with incredible accuracy.
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Who is Eratosthenes?
This historian is referred to as the "Father of History," who studied cause and effect.
Who is Herodotus?
A combat sport similar to modern mixed martial arts.
What is Pankration?