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The Polis
Religion
The Greek Alphabet
Athens
Sparta
100
Known for being very intelligent, this polis specialized in the arts.
What is Athens?
100
The Greeks believed that this god, the ruler of other gods, is the god of the sky.
Who is Zeus?
100
This Greek alphabet is the first one and equivalent to the English letter "A".
What is alpha?
100
In schools a teacher taught Athenian bots to play this instrument, which looks like a small harp.
What is the lyre?
100
Spartan boys began military training at this age, where you would be at second grade.
What is age 7?
200
Known for their superior war skills, this polis took a major role in the defeat of the Persians.
What is Sparta?
200
The great lord of the sea, this Greek god is Corinth's patron god.
Who is Poseidon?
200
This Greek alphabet comes right after "kappa"; it's equivalent to the English "L".
What is lambda?
200
Athens was this type of government. People power!
What is a democracy?
200
Sparta was founded by this group of people; Greeks who invaded Peloponesus in the Dark Age
Who are the Dorians?
300
A city-state not playing a major part in Greece, this polis has a type of Greek column named after them.
What is Corinth?
300
The goddess of beauty and love, this Greek goddess was supposedly born out of the sea when Uranus's dead body was cast there.
Who is Aphrodite?
300
This Greek alphabet is the English equivalent of "P", and it's mathematical value is approximately 3.1415.
What is pi?
300
Every 4 years, Athens holds this, games in which warriors would complete to entertain their gods.
What are the Olympics?
300
The Greek leader Leonidas deployed these many brave soldiers to hold out against the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.
What is 300?
400
Greeks looked down upon this polis because the did not want to fight the Persians.
What is Argos?
400
She is the goddess of wisdom, and this Greek goddess was born when she sprang out of Zeus's head in full battle armor.
Who is Athena?
400
This is the last Greek alphabet.
What is omega?
400
The Athenian tyrant Cleisthenes, formed this, also known as the Council of 500
What is the Boule?
400
Spartans enslaved fellow Greeks, whom are called this by Spartans.
Who are helots?
500
Dominating Greece for a short time, this polis actually once sided with the Persians to defeat Greece.
What is Thebes?
500
He was the patron Greek god of Thebes. He is also the god of wine and insanity. (You have to pronounce his name correctly.)
Who is Dionysus?
500
This is the fourth Greek alphabet. In English, it means a landform that is made near where a river or stream empties out into an ocean.
What is delta?
500
Before Athens was a democracy, it was this type of government, just as Sparta
What is an oligarchy?
500
Spartans entered the regular militia at this age, no more, no less.
What is age 20?