Category One
What was an agora?
An open space below an acropolis that acted as a marketplace.
What was an acropolis?
A fort at the top of a hill within a Polis that acted as refuge from attacks. It also served as a meeting place and religious center.
What famous Greek story teller is known for telling epics?
Homer!
What Greek invention made trading a lot easier?
The invention of coins!
Where did the majority of the Olympic gods and goddesses meet/live?
Mount Olympus!
What is the name for a person who takes power by force and rules with absolute authority?
A tyrant!
Who is the god of storms?
Zeus!
Since so much art and architecture was destroyed since the time of the Ancient Greeks, how do we know so much about them?
Basically, vases.
Greece has hundreds of islands, but what island specifically is deeply routed in Greek culture?
The island of Crete!
Sending people to other lands to spread culture and keep close ties to the homeland is otherwise known as...
Colonizing!
What was the most famous oracle in all of Ancient Greece?
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi!
What is a Polis? What is an example?
A Greek form of a city-state. Examples include Athens and Sparta.
What government did Sparta have and what government did Athens have?
Sparta - oligarchy
Athens - Democracy
Who is the god of the sea?
What does monotheistic mean?
Believing in one god or goddess.
What does polytheistic mean?
Believing in multiple gods or goddesses.
What is a myth in terms of the Ancient Greeks?
Myths are traditional Greek stories about gods and heroes.
Where would an Ancient Greek receive a prophecy?
At an oracle!
What is a Greek tragedy?
A tragedy is a drama about characters who go through a lot of struggles and fail.
What is a Greek comedy?
A comedy is light-hearted and usually humorous. Comedies often poked fun at politicians.
Who is the goddess of war and battle strategy?
Athena!
What Ancient Greek epic told the story of an Athenian soldier on his way home from the Trojan War?
The Odyssey!
What famous Greek epic contains the story of the Trojan Horse?
The Iliad!
What is an epic and how is it told?
A long poem, orally (by word of mouth)
What word would you use to describe a Greek play?
A drama!
Who did the Greeks get their alphabet from?
How did the Ancient Greeks portray the gods and goddesses?
As regular people who looked and acted like regular people.
Who is the goddess of love?
Aphrodite!
What is the word for a body of land surrounded by water on three sides? Greece is one of these.
A peninsula!
What is a fable?
A fable is a short story, usually involving talking animals, that tells a lesson.
What Greek story teller is known for telling fables? Give me an example of one.
Aesop. The Tortoise and the Hair.
What three things did Greek soldiers carry around?
Nine-foot spear, short sword, and a rough shield.
What is the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet? Think of religion class.
Alpha and Omega.
What was inside the Parthenon?
DAILY DOUBLE!
A giant shrine/statue to the goddess Athena.
Who is the god of archery, oracles, and music?
Apollo!
What Persian city in modern day Turkey was Ancient Greece's number one rival?
Troy!
What four seas surround Greece?
The Ionian Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Crete, and the Mediterranean Sea.
What are the five requirements that must be met in order to be a Greek citizen?
Male
Eighteen years old (adult)
You have to own land
You had to be born in Greece
White
Who ran 26.2 miles to tell the Athenians that Athens had won the Battle of Marathon against the Persians?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Pheidippides.
Where is Persia located in the present day?
Present day Iran!
How many people lived in Athens at its height?
300,000 people!
Who is the goddess of the harvest?
Demeter!
How did Ancient Greek artists portray their leaders and gods in statues? Like, what did the statues look like in comparison to other cultures' statues?
They would sculpt a very realistic looking statue to depict how remarkably human the person was.
What were the two most major crops in Ancient Greece?
Grapes and Olives!
Name four cities of Ancient Greece.
Athens, Sparta, Marathon, Delphi.
Spartan boys lived in the barracks with other boys training for war/being in war from the time they are seven to the time they are thirty. If they make it that long, what happens once you turn thirty?
From 30-60 you can still get called into war.
What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet?
Eta (H).
Who were the first Greek kings?
The Mycenaeans!
Who is the goddess of marriage, women, and the heavens?
Hera!