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GEOGRAPHY
PHILOSOPHERS & LEADERS
CULTURE & GOVERNMENT
GODS & GODDESSES (Part 1)
GODS & GODDESSES (Part 2)
100
Greece is located on this stretch of land that is almost completely surrounded by water.
What is a peninsula?
100
A legendary hero who helped conquer the Trojans.
Who is Achilles?
100
Stories written that helped define Ancient Greek culture.
What are myths and legends?
100
This temple was built to remember the victory over the Persians and honor the Goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
100
The Ancient Greeks held the Olympics every four years to honor this god.
Who is Zeus?
200
These two city-states fought each other during the Peloponnesian War.
Who are Athens and Sparta?
200
He was one of the first leaders of Athens who built the Parthenon.
Who is Pericles?
200
This was a time of great cultural expansion and development in art, philosophy, and architecture.
What is the Golden Age?
200
Zeus' wife and Goddess of Marriage.
Who is Hera?
200
God of Archery and Music.
Who is Apollo?
300
The Greeks' common enemy.
Who are the Persians?
300
A Greek philosopher and teacher who taught by asking questions.
Who is Socrates?
300
This city-state was ruled as an oligarchy and focused mainly on warfare.
What is Sparta?
300
God of the Underworld.
Who is Hades?
300
Messenger of the Gods.
Who is Hermes?
400
This city-state was located in a harbor, was ruled as a democracy, and focused on trade, education, and the arts.
What is Athens?
400
A Greek leader who expanded his empire to India and Egypt and was a student of Aristotle.
Who is Alexander the Great?
400
These animal stories by Aesop were written to teach lessons and morals.
What are fables?
400
Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare.
Who is Athena?
400
A Titan and Zeus' father.
Who is Cronus?
500
Name 1 similarity and 1 difference between Sparta & Athens.
SIMILARITIES: City-states; Slaves/Helots; Language; Religion DIFFERENCES: Government (Sparta- oligarchy vs. Athens- democracy); Location (Sparta- Peloponnesus (isolated) vs. Athens- harbor/trade); Education Focus (Sparta- military/warfare vs. Athens- literature, the arts, philosophy, & architecture); Women's Rights (Sparta- owned property & trained to fight vs. Athens- stayed home to care for family)
500
He wrote two epics- The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
500
Name at least 3 different sporting events that took place during the Olympics.
100-m dash/running; long jump; shot put; javelin; wrestling; boxing; chariot racing; discus
500
Apollo's sister and Goddess of the Hunt.
What is Artemis?
500
God of War
Who is Ares?