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He was seen as the god of gods, using a lightning bolt as a weapon and supposedly sitting on top of Mount Olympus

Zeus 

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Which side won the Peloponnesian War after both conflicts ended?

Sparta

100

Athens was one of the first civilizations to try which kind of government?


Democracy 

100

Who was born in Macedon and became king at the age of 20?

Alexander the Great 

100

On top of the Acropolis in Athens was a temple dedicated to Athena. What is that temple called?

The Parthenon

200

She had a curse put on her after an affair, and lived the rest of her life with ugly skin and snakes for hair.

Medusa 

200

Why did the Athenians start getting sick, leading to thousands of deaths, including the leader?

There was a plague 

200

What were Spartan men expected to do at the age of 7?

Join the military

200

What is the name of the art style that became popular in all kinds of Greek work during the Hellenistic Period?

Realism

200

What gift did Athena give citizens of a town in a competition between her and Poseidon?

Olive tree

300

Being a carpenter might have helped this mythological figure come up with the idea to design wings so he could escape being jailed in a tower.

Daedalus 

300

The Peloponnesian War might not have been started by either Athens or Sparta- but by a third location, which was called?

Corinth

300

What did Greek citizens do every four years to honor Zeus?

Hold/participate in the Olympic Games

300

What was the name of the knot Alexander the Great was challenged to untie?

Gordian knot

300

What is the name of the island where Zeus was born/hidden, and also the location of The Labyrinth?

Crete

400

Seven men and seven women were occasionally sent to the island of Crete, where they would be forced into the maze-like home of this mythological figure, and eventually killed/eaten?

The Minotaur

400

Toward the end of the war, there was someone who gave secrets that turned the course of the war. Which side was this person from, and who was he working for?

He was from Athens, and worked for Sparta

400

Identify something Spartan women were allowed to do in their culture

ANSWERS VARY: They could own property, run government, have a proper education, work jobs that men could, etc. 

400

What is the key term for: Spreading Greek culture to other countries invaded by Alexander the Great?

Hellenization/Hellenized

400
Greeks didn't always paint on a canvas- what object did I have you look at on the museum website, which the Greeks painted something on?

A vase/flower pot-looking thing 

500

This figure somehow avoided being turned into stone as he bravely went and killed Medusa, bringing her head back home as a trophy.

Perseus 

500
With its strong army of soldiers, what kind of combat did Sparta struggle with? Think of location of battles. 
Sea battles/navy/battles on the water
500

The fall of Ancient Greece occurred when troops from Ancient Rome entered the heart of Greece- these troops were led by which figure?

Octavian 

500

What year (or after what event) did the Hellenistic Period of Greece begin?

323 BC / Alexander the Great died

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Identify and describe an example of how Ancient Greece had an influence on modern culture

ANSWERS VARY: Alphabet being similar, lighthouses influenced by old Greek fires, Greek food being balanced diet, anything related to math that we use today, etc.