Geography
Greece is located on what continent?
Europe
Athens created the first form of what type of government?
Democracy
Who is the Greek God who governs over the Underworld and married Persephone?
Hades
Who was the leader of Athens through their Golden Age?
Pericles
What did Alexander the Great die of?
Which major mountain is known as the "home of the gods"?
Mount Olympus
Early Greece was not a empire, but a collection of _______.
city-states.
What is the name of the ships used by Greece that used a battering ram?
Triremes
What was built to honor the Goddess Athena?
The Parthenon
Where did Philip II get murdered?
At his daughter's wedding.
What major sea acts as the main "waterway" for Greece to trade?
Mediterranean Sea
What enemy commonly tried to invade Greece from the East?
Persia
Socrates
What is the name of the alliance between Greek City-states?
The Delian League
What military formation did Alexander the Great use to win his battles?
Phalanx
Which major city-state was located on the sea, leading to the creation of their great navy?
Athens
Homer created two epics/stories, name them both.
The Iliad and the Odyssey
What is Mr. Edwards favorite NFL team?
Pittsburgh Steelers
What "invisible enemy" attacked Athens and killed nearly 1/3rd of the population?
The Great Athenian Plague
What two major structures were built in Alexandria?
The Lighthouse and Library fo Alexandria
Alexander the Great's Empire stretched from _______ to ______.
Greece/Macedonia to India
What were the four early cultures that formed Greek culture?
Dorians, Phoenicians, Mycenaeans, and Minoans
REVIEW QUESTION
Why did Ancient Egyptians bury their dead in tombs with items such as money or even servants?
They believed they would take all their goods/people with them to the afterlife?
What was the name of the war between Sparta and Athens?
Peloponnesian War
Why did Alexander the Great have to turn around and not conquer more land? (Three different reasons)
His men wanted to go home, they were tired, and some even turned on him.