Ancient city who fought the Greeks in an epic battle told in Homer's Iliad. What is the name of this city?
What is Troy?
100
He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
100
Battle fought between the Greeks and Trojans where the "horse" was used
What is the Trojan War?
200
God of the sun and music
Who is Apollo?
200
The name of the marketplace in a Greek city-state
What is an agora?
200
This is where the gods lived
What is Mt. Olympus?
200
He ordered the construction of the Parthenon and was a statesmen of Athens.
Who is Pericles?
200
War between Athens and Sparta was known as this.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
He was the king of the Mycenaeans
Who is Agamemnon?
300
Type of government where rule is by a few
What is an oligarchy?
300
Sea that separated the Greeks from the Persian empire. Located due east of Greece.
What is the Aegean Sea?
300
He was the first of the great Athenian philosophers. He was forced to drink poison
Who is Socrates?
300
The first of the Persian Wars where the Athenians attack the Persians while they are unloading and the Persians retreat. An Athenian runs 26 miles to Athens to announce the victory.
What is Battle of Marathon.
400
He was the Greek leader at the Battle of Salamis. His strategy was to lure the Persian ships into the narrow straits.
Who is Themistocles?
400
Spartan slaves were known as this
What are helots?
400
Sparta is located on this peninsula on Greece?
What is the Peloponnese?
400
Known as the first historian. He wrote about the Persian Wars and is why we know so much about Greek history
Who is Herodotus?
400
The final Persian War was a naval battle between Greek and Persian ships. The Greeks won the battle by luring the Persian ships into the narrow straits.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
500
He is considered to be the greatest historian of the ancient world. He included many primary speeches and looked at his sources critically.
Who is Thucydides?
500
Group of 5 Spartan men who were elected each year and were responsible for the conduct of all citizens and education
What are ephors?
500
Athens is located on this peninsula on Greece?
What is Attica?
500
Greek playwright who wrote plays based on ancient Greek myths. His most famous play is Oresteia.
Who is Aeschylus?
500
The movie "300" is based on this battle where 300 Spartans hold off the Persians at a mountain pass until a local shows the Persians an alternate route through the mountain and the Persians kill all the Greeks.