Ancient Greece Jeopardy

Geography

100

This is the island all ancient Greeks descended from

What is Crete?

200

This word literally translates to “city-state” in Greek

What is polis?

300

Mountains covered this percentage of Greece, making the unification of polis nearly impossible 

What is 75 percent?

400

Two seas that border Greece

What is the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

500

Name 3 Greek city-states as well as their patron god or goddess

Answers vary:

Athens - Athena

Zeus - Olympia

Poseidon - Corinth

Apollo - Delphi

Greek Achievements

100

Homer, the blind poet wrote these two epics

What are The Odyssey and The Iliad?

200

This story can be found in Plato's writings in his most well-known work, The Republic 

What is the Allegory of the Cave?

300

This Greek mathematician developed proofs that became the basis for modern geometry

Who is Euclid?

400

This structure is where actors performed comedies and tragedies for the Greek masses

What is an amphitheater?

500

This "Father" of storytelling who wrote accounts of myths and legends was also called the "Father of Lies" by Greco-Roman philosopher, Plutarch

Who is Herodotus?

Government

100

This is a system of government in which a state is ruled by nobility and based on social wealth or rank

What is aristocracy?

200

This is a system of government in which a state is ruled by its citizens, who vote on decisions based on majority rule

What is direct democracy?

300

This is a system of government in which a state is ruled by a small group of citizens, based on wealth or ability

What is oligarchy?

400

Alexander the Great adopted this system of government from the Persians

What is absolute monarchy?

500

This politician was credited with making Athenian democracy more fair, allowing both rich and poor citizens to vote and hold office

Who is Pericles?

City-state of Mind

100

This city-state is known for its innovations in the way of architecture and art, including black-figure pottery such as this

What is Corinth?

200

This city-state was known as the birthplace of the Olympics

What is Olympia?

300

This city-state is famous for the Battle of Thermopylae, in which 300 soldiers took on King Xerxes I’s army for 3 days straight

What is Sparta?

400

This city-state was known as the spiritual center of all city-states in Ancient Greece

What is Delphi?

500

This city-state was the origin of many Greek myths, including Oedipus and Antigone 

What is Thebes?

Alexander the Great

100

Alexander the Great named every city he conquered after himself, except for Bucephala, named for this

What is his horse?

200

A Greek temple in Egypt is an example of this

What is Hellenism?

300

Alexander the Great did this in order to conquer and maintain control over Greece before expanding his empire

What is crush a revolt in Thebes by killing 6,000 people and enslaving the rest?

400

Alexander the Great’s mentors and their predecessors in order, starting from Alexander to the oldest

Who is Alexander, Aristotle, Plato and Socrates?

500

These river valley civilizations experienced the diffusion of Greek culture as a result of Alexander the Great’s conquests

What is Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley?