Geography
What percent of Greece is covered in mountains?
80%
What games were invented during this time period that are still played today?
The Olympics
Which goddess is Athens named for?
Athena
Unlike Athens who studied art, philosophy, and theater, what did Sparta study?
WAR!!!
Who killed Medusa?
Persius
What are the three main geographical features of Greece?
Mountains, Islands, and Seas
What is the name of the author who wrote "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"?
Homer
What was the name for the center of commerce and government in Ancient Athens?
The Agora
What was the army formation fought by the spartan army?
Phalanx formation
20 (10 in war, 10 in wandering)
What is the tallest mountain in Greece?
Mount Olympus
What year did the Archaic period begin?
800 BCE
What is the name for the collection of temples on top of a hill in the middle of the city of Athens that was originally built as a fortress?
The Acropolis
Spartans thought they were a direct descendant of which Greek hero?
Herakles
What are the two parts to the top of a temple?
Pediment and frieze
How many islands are in the Aegean Sea?
1000+
What does Polis mean?
City, city-state, citizenship
Democracy put the power into the hands of who?
The People
What was the name of the military school Spartan boys were sent to from the ages of 7-20?
The Agoge
What are the three types of columns the Greeks used?
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
What are the four seas surrounding Greece?
Mediterranean, Aegean, Sea of Crete, Ionian
The Archaic Period ended with the birth of what in 508 BCE?
Democracy
The peak of Ancient Athens was during the leadership of whom from 461 - 429 BCE?
Pericles
What was the most important part of the Spartan armor? Please give me the English word and the Greek word
What does the theogony tell the story of?
The origin of the gods