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Word Wise (Vocab!)
Athens
Sparta
Who am I? God Edition
Who am I? Human Edition
100
The main part of Greece is this, a piece of land which is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
Athens was the first city-state to practice this form of government, which we now use in the USA.
What is democracy?
100
Sparta had a very powerful { }.
What is army?
100
I am the top Greek god on Mt. Olympus. I am the most powerful. My symbol is the thunderbolt.
Who is Zeus?
100
I led 300 Spartans and many other Greeks to a glorious last stand at Thermopylae.
Who is King Leonidus?
200
An independent city and its surrounding countryside. The ancient Greek word for it is "polis"
What is a city-state?
200
The Greek leader Pericles constructed these two famous buildings in Athens
What are the Parthenon and the Acropolis?
200
Only men born in Sparta were allowed to become this.
What is citizen or citizens?
200

I am the Greek goddess of love. How many more days until Valentine's Day??

Who is Aphordite?
200
I gave a speech after a year of war, honoring the dead and calling on my people to persevere and reminding them of what makes our Polis great.
Who is Pericles?
300
A type of government in ancient Greece in which citizens participate directly
What is democracy or direct democracy?
300
{ } were not allowed to go to school and instead took charge of spinning, weaving, and other household duties.
What are girls or women?
300
Women were allowed to do these three things in Sparta.
What is own land, own businesses, and participate in sports?
300

I am the Greek goddess of the hunt. Stand back while I split that soda can with an arrow.

Who is Aphrodite?

300
I wrote the foundational books for Greece, the Illiad and the Odessey
Who is Homer?
400
A type of government in ancient Rome in which the people elected representatives to carry out their wishes in government.
What is a republic?
400
Athenian boys left home to go study in school at this age.
What is seven?
400
Women were allowed to participate in sports because the Spartans thought that healthy women would produce healthy { }
What is babies?
400
I am the Greek god of the Underworld. It sure is depressing hanging out with dead people all the time...
Who is Hades?
400
I marched an army over the Alps, defeated numerically superior forces and brought Rome to her knees
Who is Hannibal Barca?
500
The name for a type of religion in which people believe in only one god.
What is monotheistic?
500
Athenian soldiers were called this. It starts with an "H"
What is Hoplite?
500
At this age Spartan boys taken from their parents and enrolled in military training.
What is seven?
500
I am the messenger of the gods. Want to borrow my winged shoes? HA! You wish.
Who is Hermes?
500

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Veni, Vidi, Vici

Who is Julius Caesar?