The economy of Ancient Greece was greatly dependent on this.
What is war?
100
This blind poet is one of many from Greece whose works are still read today. They include the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
100
The Greeks are known for their invention of these competitive games in the 6th century BC.
What are the Olympics?
100
Greece is a peninsula, completely surrounded by this body of water.
What is the Aegean Sea?
100
The Ancient Greeks are known for this type of government, which they are given credit for inventing.
What is Democracy?
200
While they were not allowed to vote, women were able to do this, because men were so often away at war.
What is hold, own, or manage property?
200
A member of an aristocratic family, this man was a leader of democracy, and even found ways to include the poor people in the running of the government.
Who is Pericles?
200
Many Greek buildings were built to honor the gods. This one was built to honor Athena, and is decorated with beautiful sculptures.
What is the Parthenon?
200
This Greek city was known for its focus on education.
What is Athens?
200
Ancient Greece was split into these independently run areas with similar cultures.
What are city states?
300
Much of what we know about daily life of the ancient Greeks comes from scenes painted here.
What is on pottery?
300
This man built an empire spreading from Macedonia to Egypt to Persia, and tried to spread the Greek culture to the places that he conquered.
Who is Alexander the Great?
300
The Golden Age of Greece produced many plays and dramas that are still acted out today. Each of the dramas are placed into one of these two categories.
What are Tragedy and Comedy?
300
This Greek city was known for its focus on war.
What is Sparta?
300
The downfall of Ancient Greece was caused by this constant action.
What is constant war between each other?
400
Women spent much of their days here, spinning, weaving, and looking after supplies of food and wine.
What is home?
400
This man, who lived around 594 BC, won the power to reform laws. He canceled all debts and freed citizens enslaved for debts.
Who is Solon?
400
This aspect of Greek culture became very influential across Europe, and whose influence can still be seen in modern cities.
What is architecture?
400
The city states were very independent because they had to be. They were cut off from each other by this land feature.
What are mountains?
400
Much of the businesses meetings and discussions of politics and philosophy took place in this public building.
What is the agora?
500
Slavery was a part of everyday life in Greece. As many as 100,000 slaves may have lived in Athens alone. These slaves usually came from here.
What is captured during war or by pirates?
500
This man was a famous Greek philosopher who challenged people to think about their beliefs. His most important lesson was “Know thyself.”
Who is Socrates?
500
The Greeks are famous for this type of study, whose experts believed that people could use the power of mind and reason to understand natural events.
What is philosophy?
500
Due to the difficult geography of Greece, growing crops was not a good career option. Instead, many people chose these careers.
What are traders and sailors?
500
Every one of these types of people were able to vote on matters of the state. This did NOT include women