Vocabulary
Religion
Hercules
Sparta/Athens
Geography
100
To become weaker
What is decline?
100
This is a story that explains how something happened, or why a natural event occurs (for example Creation of The Earth stories)
What is a myth?
100
Hercules was half __________ and half ___________
What is immortal and human (mortal)
100
Athens was a center of _________________ and __________________ in Ancient Greece
What is art and education?
100
Greece is considered this type of land form
What is a peninsula?
200
A government by the people. All citizens have a say.
What is a democracy?
200
These giants were said to have created many things, including Earth and the gods.
Who were the Titans?
200
Because of this, Hercules was hated by this goddess (2 part answer, who was she and why did she hate him?)
What is adultery, who was Hera?
200
Spartan boys were taken off at the age of _______ to begin military training
What is 7?
200
Greece has this type of climate, which is similar to the climate in Florida
What is mild?
300
A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; can also be the land itself.
What is a colony?
300
This god became the head god after tricking his giant father to save his siblings...who daddy had snacked on
Who is Zeus?
300
Hercules was supposed to have this many trials, but had to complete this many due to a trick by Hera.
What is 10 and 12?
300
Though Athens was considered a great democracy, to vote you had to be all of these:
What is a man, citizen, born in Athens, parents born in Athens, and property owner?
300
Because they were easily accessible all around the Mediterranean Region, Greece was considered the ______________ of civilization.
What is crossroads?
400
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
What is an oracle?
400
According to Greek mythology, we get the seasons of Winter and Spring from this creepy uncle named __________ who kidnapped his niece. She ate ________________ seeds, so was cursed to the Underworld for 6 months.
What is Hades, 6 pomegranate
400
Hera drove Hercules insane, which made him do this, which is why he had to repent in the first place
What is kill his wife and 2 sons?
400
Spartan soldiers wore armor made of ________ and fought in this type of formation:_____________
What is bronze and a phalanx?
400
Greece is mostly warm year round because they are located at this line of latitude
What is 35 degrees North?
500
An outdoor gathering place for government meetings; also used as a marketplace.
What is an agora?
500
According to the tales of the gods, humans were created by The Titan Prometheus. After a great flood that destroyed humans, the Titaness helped make more humans by having the survivors of the flood drop ___________, which turned into humans.
What are rocks?
500
After completing all of his trails successfully, and a few more adventures along the way, Zeus finally made Hercules this and allowed him to live on Mt. Olympus.
What is immortal?
500
This great teacher (name__________) and philosopher of Athens was forced to do this because of this... This is a 3 part answer
Who was Socrates? What was drink hemlock tea for corrupting youth by teaching them to question?
500
This is the percentage of Greece that is covered in mountains
What is 70%?