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His motto was,"Know thyself".
Who is Socrates?
100
It was a well respected city-state.
What is Athens?
100
Land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
Athens saved Greece during this time.
What were the Persian Wars?
100
A form of government started by the Greeks.
What is democracy?
200
His greatest wish was to preserve Greek culture.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
It was known for its militaristic powers.
What is Sparta?
200
A Spartan slave.
What is a helot?
200
A wooden horse was left as a gift during this war.
What was the Trojan War?
200
Stories about gods and goddesses.
What are myths?
300
He was the founder of the Academy.
What was Plato?
300
It was a hilltop fortress.
What is the Acropolis?
300
A government with a leader controlled by the army.
What is a tyranny?
300
Only men could participate in this first Olympic event.
What was the stade?
300
Sporting events in honor of Zeus.
What is the Olympics?
400
He wrote about the Peloponesian Wars.
Who was Thucydides?
400
It was the birthplace of Alexander.
What is Macedonia?
400
The study of the nature and purpose of life.
What is philosophy?
400
About 336 B.C. Alexander the Great began to conquer these five territories and spread Greek culture.
What are Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and India?
400
Pericles started this legacy for people accused of crimes.
What is trial by jury?
500
He is known as the father of Greek history.
Who was Herodotus?
500
It had the world's first library and museum.
What is Alexandria, Egypt?
500
A government run by a few, powerful, rich families.
What is an oligarchy?
500
Athens was attacked by other city-states during this event.
What were the Peloponesian Wars.
500
Name two epics that were written by Homer.
What are the "Iliad" and "The Odyssey"?