Geography
Early Stages
Contributions
Times of Greatness
Potpourri
Soufflé
100
Greece is part of this peninsula
The Balkan peninsula
100
This location is home of the Minoans
The island of Crete
100
How do we know about the Trojan War?
Homer's Iliad
100
"Numberless wonders walk the world but none the match for man." was said by which ancient Greek philosopher?
Sophocles
100
This battle was fought between Darius I and the Greeks
The Battle of Marathon
100
What is the name of this statue?
Dying Gaul
200
What major body of water surrounds Greece?
The Mediterranean
200
The Minoans named after this person
King Mino, the legendary King of Crete
200
What form of Government did the Greeks create that we still use today?
Democracy
200
A term used on statues for weight shift. The position of a statue.
Contrapposto
200
When you see a statue with suffering emotion, it is known as what?
Hellenistic art
200
The Ancient Greeks were obsessed with these two things
Humanism and Beauty
300
The meaning of the term “Acropolis”
High city
300
The first Greek-speaking civilization
The Myceneans
300
The first Olympics were dated when?
776 B.C.E
300
The architectural genius that designed the Parthenon.
Iktinos
300
What is the process of Apollo through who Apollo speaks
The Oracle
300
“I’m not an Athenian or a Greek, I am a citizen of the world.” was said by this Ancient Greek philosopher.
Socrates
400
Troy is located here
Turkey
400
Rulers of the empire lived in a palace located in this city on Crete
Knossos
400
Polykleitos wrote a book. This is the title of that book
Canon
400
The two things ancient Greek sculptors attempt to accomplish when creating a sculpture
Harmony and Symmetry
400
The Battle that King Leonidas and the 300 fought against Xerxes and the Persian Empire?
Battle of Thermopylae
400
This war was known as the war between Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian War
500
What provides safe harbors for the Greeks, making them very skilled travelers?
The Coast
500
The cause that collapsed of the Minoan civilization
Invasion and natural disasters
500
Name of the 3 ancient Greek architectural elements that sits on top of the columns
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Capitals
500
The famous play in ancient Greek theater that was written by Sophocles
Oedipus Rex
500
According to Mr. Herrera, who does he think is the worst basketball player in this class?
Prince Pena
500
The Ancient Greek that commissioned the Parthenon
Pericles
600
This geographical feature divided peninsulas into isolated valleys (Hint: Used this for protection from invaders)
Mountains
600
Greek word for “Democracy”
Demos Kratia
600
Discus Thrower was sculpted by this Greek artist
Myron
600
Temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena
The Parthenon
600
This Greek was brilliant sculptor who was responsible for the Sculptural Programs
Phidias
600
Theory that states that music has the ability to affect our emotions and in the long term, has the ability to affect our behavior
Doctrine of Ethos