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Early Greeks
Athens
Sparta
Antigone
Contributions
100
Athletic contests held every four years to honor their gods.
What are the Olympics?
100
There form of government in which the power is in the hands of the people.
What is a democracy?
100
The name for slaves who led an uprising in Sparta
Who are the helots?
100
The author of Antigone
Who is Sophocles?
100
Combined culture of the Greeks and Romans.
What is Greco-Roman culture?
200
The ruler of the gods.
Who is Zeus?
200
What the people of Athens enjoyed doing that Spartans did not.
What is learning and the arts?
200
The reason why the military is enforced in Sparta.
To prevent the helots/slaves from uprising again.
200
The type/genre of play Antigone is
What is a Greek tragedy?
200
The study of wisdom.
What is philosophy?
300
Home of the Greek gods where the Olympics were played.
What is Mount Olympus?
300
This city-state was located northeast of Sparta
What is Athens?
300
Spartan style city-state.
What is a military state?
300
The name of the dictator King.
Who is Creon?
300
Acting and plays.
What is drama?
400
Greek goddess of wisdom for which the Parthenon is dedicated to
Who is Athena?
400
The Athenian temple for Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
400
A government controlled by a few.
What is an oligarchy?
400
The first person to commit suicide in Antigone
Who is Haemon?
400
Greek architectural styles still used today.
What are Greek columns?
500
A fortified hilltop at the center of a Greek city-state.
What is an acropolis?
500
Part of Athenian government that consisted of 500 citizens
What is the council assembly?
500
Group that had the most power in the Spartan government.
What is the ephorate (or ephors)?
500
The reason why Creon resents Antigone for burying her son.
Her son was considered a traitor by Creon
500
How the Olympics can be considered a global, political event.
By bringing countries together in competition.