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Early Greece and the Polis
Governments and Vocab
Athens or Sparta?
Gods and Olympics
Alexander the Great and the Persia War
100
What is an agora?
A market for discussion and selling goods
100
What type of government does Athens have
Democracy
100
The god of Mount Olympus and the deity who they Olympic games were played to honor was Spelled correctly for points
Zeus
100
Who were the kings of Persia during the Persian War
Darius and Xerxes
200
What was the first tribe known to live in Greece?
The Minoans
200
Where is an acropolis located?
Elevated land (a hill/mountain)
200
What is the Council of Elders and what city state is this part of government present in? You must get both answers correct for the point.
A group of 30 men over the age of 60 that make the laws for Sparta.
200
The Olympic games had many competitions. Name and describe one of the athletic events.
Answers will vary
200
How old was Alexander the Great when he became king?
19
300
What was the reason for the Mycenaeans collapse? You only need one of the two reasons to get the question correct.
Earthquake and Warfare
300
Describe an oligarchy.
a system with more than one ruler
300
What is the monetary unit that Spartan's use for trade?
iron bars
300
Athena is the goddess of
Wisdom
300
Spelled correctly what was the Greek military method using men, spears, and a box formation called?
phalanx
400
What was the name of the FIRST writing system used in Ancient Greece?
Linear B
400
Monarchy translates to
one to rule
400
The King on Sparta (Leader of the 300) who died in the Persian war was named
King Leonidus
400
There were two Olympian gods that had both Zeus and Hera as parents (rather than just Zeus). Give me one of their names.
Ares and Hephaestus
400
The battle that destroys the Persia navy is the battle of
Salamis
500
Where were the first tribes of Ancient Greece centered?
Crete
500
The earliest Greeks had what form of government?
Monarchy
500
Athens has surplus of three things according to the article we read. Name two of the three for points.
honey, olive oil, and pottery
500
Cronus and Rhea had 6 children. Name 4 for points.
Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus (Remember Zeus married his sister. Zeus was a strange god.)
500
What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse? spell it as close as you can
Bucephalus