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Geography
Who am I?
Athens
Sparta
Greeks and Others
100
This large island lies to the south of Greece's mainland.
What is Crete?
100
My epic poem about the Trojan War is a great read, even in modern times.
Who is Homer?
100
You would not see them at public events. Their place was in the home.
Who are women?
100
Sparta being ruled by two kings was an example of this.
What is an oligarchy?
100
They were a great civilization located on Asia Minor.
Who were the Persians?
200
Because of these the ancient Greeks never unified as one country.
What are the mountains?
200
I believe that observation combined with reason is the way to understanding.
Who is Aristotle?
200
Athens was this type of democracy.
What is direct democracy?
200
Hunting these slaves at night as part of training was great fun for Spartan soldiers.
Who were the helots?
200
These cultures were the result of Alexander's spreading of Greek culture.
What is Hellenistic?
300
This body of water lies directly to the west of the Balkan Peninsula.
What is the Ionian Sea?
300
I calcualated the value of pi.
Who is Archimedes?
300
Athens teamed up with Sparta to defeat them.
Who were the Persians?
300
While they didn't train for the military at the age of seven, they still had to be physically fit.
Who were women?
300
These people conquered the Greeks, Persians, Egyptians and others under the leadership of their young king.
Who were the Macedonians?
400
This land lies to the east of the Aegean Sea. The Persian Empire was located there.
What is Asia Minor?
400
My great tragedies are still performed in theaters today.
Who is Sophocles?
400
Men met here to debate the great issues of the day.
What is the agora?
400
Sparta was located on this strip of land to the south of the Balkan Peninsula.
What is the Peloponnesus?
400
This early civilization of sea traders, while not Greek, influenced the early Greeks.
Who are the Minoans?
500
This body of water links the Aegean Sea with the Black Sea.
What is the Sea of Marmara?
500
When I wrote the history of the Persian Wars I made sure to get the facts.
Who is Herodotus?
500
He offended powerful Athenians with his teachings and was sentenced to death.
Who is Socrates?
500
Sparta teamed up with the Persians to defeat the Athenians in this war.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
500
The colonies they settled during the Dark Ages helped to spread Greek culture.
Who were the Mycenaens?