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Peninsula on which Greece is found
What is the Balkan Peninsula.
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One main reason Greece developed city states rather than a unified national government
What is difficult terrain
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This king of Sparta attempted to hold the pass of Thermopylae against Persian forces. He was unsuccessful.
Who is Leonidas
100
The type of religion that allows for the belief in many gods
What is polytheism
100
She is the goddess of beauty and love.
Who is Aphrodite
200
A major geological feature of Greece which made farming difficult.
What are mountains
200
The Greek City-State that was the center of classical thought and learning
What is Athens
200
The name for the slaves of Sparta
What is a Helot
200
He is the King of the Gods and is often symbolized by a lightning bolt
Who is Zeus
200
Ancient Greeks went by what name? (Hint: is references their common ancestor)
What is Hellenes
300
This body of water separates Greece from Asia Minor
What is the Aegean Sea
300
City-State that required strict military training for all male citizens, beginning at age 7
What is Sparta
300
This person is credited with writing about the wanderings of Odysseus following the Trojan War
Who is Homer
300
The mountainous home of the Greek gods
What is Mt. Olympus
300
Greek language was influenced by what other ancient cultures
Who are Egyptians and Phoenicians
400
The name of the island in the Mediterranean south of mainland Greece
What is Crete
400
Location of a battle (located 26.2 miles from Athens) in which Greek forces defeated a Persian invasion
What is Marathon
400
This person is known as both the "father of history" and the "father of lies" and wrote the first comprehensive history of the world
Who is Herodotus
400
This goddess is the daughter of Zeus. She is the goddess of both war and wisdom and is the protector of a Greek city that shares her name
Who is Athena
400
True or False, the first Olympic games included intellectual games as well as physical ones?
What is True
500
The regions from which the earliest Greeks arrived
What are the Black Sea and Danube regions
500
The rivalry between these two city-states was the basis for the Peloponnesian War
What are Athens and Sparta
500
This philosopher was sentenced to die by drinking hemlock after being convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens
Who is Socrates
500
This Greek god is all about the party. He is the god of wine and vegetation and is often symbolized by grape leaves
Who is Dionysus
500
Your notes told you of 5 forces uniting the Ancient Greeks, please name 3.
What are Ancestry, Language, Literature, Religion, and participation in the Olympic Games.