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The name we give the Greek civilization that thrived on Crete in 2000 BCE.
Who are the Minoans?
100
This form of government was ruled by a small group of wealthy men.
What is an Oligarchy?
100
This god is associated with the Olympics.
Who is Zeus?
100
The goddess of beauty and of love.
Who is Aphrodite?
100
The highest point in a Greek city.
What is the Acropolis?
200
A famous blind poet who wrote the epic poems about the Trojan War, 400 years after it ended.
Who is Homer?
200
This form of government is ruled by someone who has absolute control withough being subject to the law.
What is a dictatorship?
200
Each polis had to do this in order to allow athletes to travel safely to the games.
What is suspend all wars and conflicts?
200
The God of fertility, joyous life and hospitality, wild things and wine.
Who is Dionysus?
300
Ambitious aristocrats in the Archaic period who led revolts to have more voice in government.
Who are Tyrants?
300
This form of government has not leader, and subsequently, no one to enforce the laws.
What is anarchy?
300
The year the modern Olympic games were restarted.
What is 1896?
300
The God of orators, writers, writers and commerce.
Who is Hermes?
300
The most frequently worn item of clothing in ancient Greece.
What is a chiton?
400
He created the Athenian Assembly.
Who is Cleisthenes?
400
This form of government is ruled by the will of the people.
What is a democracy?
400
The term used to describe how often the Olympics were held.
What is quadrennial?
400
The Goddess of crops; giver of grains and fruit.
Who is Demeter?
400
An ancient Greek priestess who claimed to see the future.
What is an oracle?
500
This famous Greek was forced to commit suicide by drinking hemlock poison because he refused to accept banishment from Athens.
Who is Socrates?
500
This form of government is ruled by a king who inherits the throne.
What is a monarchy?
500
Double Jeopardy: The official motto of the Olympics and what it means.
What is "Citius, Altius, Fortius", Swifter, Higher, Stronger?
500
God of fire and artisans; husband of Aphrodite.
Who is Hephaestus?
500
Double jeopardy: Four of six elements the Greeks strived to include in all their creations.
What are beauty, symmetry, balance, proportion, clarity, or utility/function?