Geography
Give 2 adjectives that describe the geography of Greece
rocky / mountainous
What island did the Minoans live on?
Crete
This king of Olympus and ruler of the Gods. LIGHTNING!
Zeus
This war was between Greece and King Darius and King Xerxes
Persian war
This inventor famously shouted "Eureka!"
Archimedes
This GREAT ruler conquered half the known world
Alexander
This mountain is said to be the home of the Greek Gods
Mount Olympus
These people were famous for their labyrinth palace and frescoes (you did a project on this!)
Minoans
The original "mother" Goddess synonymous with the Earth
Gaia
This battle was between Persia and Athens. After Athens won Pheidippidies famously ran 26.2 miles to tell Athens of the victory, where he died of exhaustion.
Marathon
Ruler of Athens during their golden age
Pericles
The ruler of Macedonia that conquered the Greeks. Father of a GREAT man.
Philip II
Which kingdom was to the north of Ancient Greece?
Macedon
These people built a large wooden horse and hid inside to trick the people of Troy
Mycenaeans
This God of the sea wields a trident
Poseidon
The battle of the 300 Spartans against the massive Persian army.
Thermopylae
If you hate studying Greek history maybe you can blame this famous Greek historian
Herodotus
This actor played Snape in Harry Potter
Alan Rickman
Which kingdom (and enemy) was to the east of Ancient Greece?
Persia
These people invaded Greece using iron weapons and brought upon a dark age
Dorians
This half man / half bull creature lived in the labyrinth
Centaur
This naval battle showed that Athens had the strongest navy in Ancient Greece
Salamis
This philosopher was killed by the Athenian government for having "dangerous" ideas against democracy
Socrates
This actor played the crooked cop in Leon The Professional, Detective Gordon in the Christopher Nolan Batman films, and Sirius Black in Harry Potter. Hint: he wasn't a young man when he played Sirius Black.
Why did the Greek city-states not join together under an empire?
They were far apart and on islands
These people left Greece after the Dorians invaded and moved east (near Persia) and later became part of the cause of the Persian war
Ionian
These 1 eyed creatures were some of the early Greek Gods
Cyclops
This war took place between Athens and Sparta, where Sparta eventually won and took control of Athens.
Pelopennesian
A^2 + B^2 = C^2
Pythagoras
This term describes the blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures into one.
Hellenism