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Greek Geography
People
Philosophy
Places
Misc
100
Transportation and Trade
Why was the sea so important to the Greeks
100
Alexander the Great
Which Greek created the largest empire?
100
Love of wisdom
What does philosophy mean?
100
Marathon
Modern Olympic event named after a battle with the Persians.
100
Comedy
Type of Greek play filled with slapstick and crude humor.
200
Acropolis
What is the name given for towering hills of Greece
200
Homer
He created the Iliad and the Odyssey
200
Socrates
He was condemned to death for corrupting the youth of Athens.
200
Polis
Another name for city-state is:
200
Hoplites
Name of Greek Foot soldiers
300
Separated Greeks into isolated individual societal groups called City-states.
What did the physical geography do to Greek society?
300
Draco
He wrote Athens first code of laws.
300
Aristotle
This individual work provided for the scientific method and also was Alexander the Great's teacher.
300
Parthenon
What structure in Athens was built during the "Golden Age" of Pericles and is Greece's most famous structure?
300
Tragedy
Type of play details a hero's fall from grace.
400
Moderate temperatures promoted out door public events.
How did the climate of Greece affect public events?
400
He the first real historian of western civilization.
What is Herodotus famous for?
400
Plato
He wrote the Republic, a vision to perfectly govern society.
400
Troy
The Trojan war was fought between the Mycenaean kings and the city of:
400
Geometry
What was Euclid best known for developing during the Hellenistic period?
500
Egypt
What is the location of the most important city named after Alexander the Great?
500
Archimedes
He estimated the value of pi and invented the compound pulley.
500
Plato
Who was Socrates most well student?
500
Aegean and Mediterranean
Which two seas is Greece located on
500
Pigs
According to the Odyssey men are referred to as: