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Where and when did the Battle of Marathon take place
Where is on Marathon plain of northeastern Attica in 490 B.C.
100
In the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., Greek legal life was determined by three dominant factors. The existence of multiple city-states, each of which possessed and administrated its own set of laws was the first factor. The second factor was that in most city-states, the laws were written down in statues. What was the third factor?
What is the absence of a body of jurisprudence comparable to that of the Romans.
100
What are three things that the ancient greeks did for fun?
What is :Cooking, textile making, and dancing
100
How many slaves did Athens have in total?
400,000 slaves.
100
The known first person who realized the Earth could not be flat was this Greek philosopher.
Who is Anaximander
200
What revolt initiated the first Persian War
What is the Ionian Revolt
200
What are three harsh punishments Greek citizens receive after violating the law?
What are imprisonment, exile from the city, and a set time of public humiliation in the stocks.
200
What did greek artists create for artwork?
What is many artists painted nudes of women. They also sculpted statues and busts of important gods and people and made pottery out of clay.
200
What were some common punishments for bad behavior among the slaves?
Starvation and flogging, which is hitting someone with a stick or whip.
200
These first two letters of the Greek alphabet have given us the word 'alphabet'.
What are alpha and beta
300
What is the name of the Persian King who led his troops in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Who is King Xerxes.
300
What are two necessary requirements needed to be on a jury in Ancient Greece.
What is being a citizen and being over 30 years of age
300
Name three famous greek pieces of artwork.
What is Sculpture of Athena in the Parthenon, a sculpture of Zeus at Olympia, and also sculptures of gods Hermes, Apollo and Aphrodite.
300
What were the most common jobs as a slave?
Some common jobs were farmers, ship crew members, maids, and blacksmiths.
300
Roughly, how many years ago did Greek civilization establish
What is 4000 years ago
400
How did the Spartans hold off thousands of Persian fighters with only three hundred men?
They were able to hold off the Persians because the Spartans had chosen to defend a narrow pass, or gap, between the mountains of central Greece so all of the Persians could not cross at the same time.
400
What are the government forms of Ancient Greece?
What are a Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, and a Democracy
400
Name three greek artists.
What is Pheidias, Polykleitos, and Praxiteles.
400
Name five of the regions slaves were most commonly imported from.
Thrace, Syria, Illyria, Caria, and Lydia.
400
A half-mile tunnel was dug on the Aegean island of Samos under the supervision of this Greek architect?
Who is Eupalinus
500
What battle ended the Persian War?
What is the Battle of Salamis.
500
What are not kings and rulers, but appointed officials whose only jobs were to create laws.
Who created laws of ancient Greece?
500
Who are some ancient greek poets?
What is Aratus, Eupolis, and Panyassis.
500
How was slavery important to the ancient Greeks and Romans?
Ancient Greeks and Romans accepted the institution of slavery. Many of their achievements were made possible by slaves. Slavery was a necessary and way of life for the ancient Greeks.
500
In this story, Creon becomes king when Polyneices and Eteocles die
What is Antigone