General Knowledge & Religion
What was the ancient Greek word for a city-state? Answer: Polis
Polis
Which famous 26.2-mile race is named after a plain where the Athenians defeated the Persians?
The Marathon.
How often were the ancient Olympic Games held?
Every four years
Which famous military leader, who eventually conquered the Persian Empire, was once a student of Aristotle?
Alexander the Great
What do you call a group of people or nations that work together to achieve a common goal,
League
Who was the chief god of the ancient Greeks, in whose honor the Olympics were held?
Zeus
Who wrote the famous epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
What was the official prize placed on the head of a winner at the Olympics?
A wreath of olive leaves
What was the name of the school started by Aristotle?
The Lyceum
This word literally means "love of wisdom" and describes the study of ideas about knowledge, life, and truth. What is it?
Philosophy
What was the name of the group of male citizens who voted on laws in Athens?
The Assembly
Which philosopher was famous for his question-and-answer method of teaching?
Socrates
What was the "Olympic truce"?
An agreement between city-states to stop fighting so athletes could travel safely
What was the name of the school Plato started in Athens that stayed open for more than nine hundred years?
The Academy
What term describes the Greek-influenced culture and language that spread to the lands Alexander the Great conquered?
Hellenistic
Which city-state led the winning side of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
What is the name of the famous temple built on the Acropolis to honor the goddess Athena?
The Parthenon
Most early Olympic contests were based on skills needed for what?
Survival and war (such as throwing the javelin or wrestling)
This philosopher never wrote anything down, but he became famous because his student, Plato, wrote about him. Who was he?
Socrates
The name for the skill of using words effectively in speaking or writing, which was a main subject in Athenian schools?
Rhetoric
What did the Greeks call people who did not speak Greek because their language sounded like "babbling"?
Barbarians
Which leader from Macedonia conquered a massive empire that reached all the way to India?
Alexander the Great
In the early Olympics, what was unique about the clothing worn by the athletes?
They generally wore no clothing at all
Plato wrote a long book about his "ideal state," or perfect government. What was the title of this book?
The Republic
A skilled public speaker, like the famous Athenian leader Pericles?
Orator