Government
I am a great philosopher who was sentenced to death.
Who is Socrates?
The war between Sparta and Athens.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
A Greek city-state was known as a ______.
What is a Polis.
I was a Spartan king who fought at Thermopylae
Who is Leonidas?
Sparta usually had this many kings at a time.
What is 2?
I was the "father of history"
Who is Herodotus?
I was one of the most famous Greek poets, from the island of Lesbos
Who is Sappho?
I led Athens during the 5th century and was responsible for a building program on the Acropolis of Athens.
Who is Pericles?
An island of Greece, I was home to the famous Minoan civilization.
What is Crete?
An amazing Greek building that sat atop the Acropolis of Athens and was dedicated to Athena
What is the Parthenon?
A system of government where many citizens share control
What is a democracy
I was the mistress of Pericles, from Miletus, and very influential.
Who is Aspasia?
I am the marketplace of Athens.
What is the Agora.
I am the branch of the Mediterranean Sea surrounding most of the Greek islands.
What is the Aegean Sea.
Every four years, we hold games to commemorate these games introduced by the Ancient Greeks
What is the Olympics?
This person wrote extensively about democracy in Athens
Who is Aristotle
I fought in the Persian War and was a famous tragedian playwright.
Who is Aeschylus?
True or false: Themistocles was a famous Spartan general who fought at the Battle of Marathon.
False
I played Achilles in the movie Troy
Who is Brad Pitt?