Geography
What Sea is Greece Next to?
Mediterranean
Where did Greeks perform plays?
Theater
What did Greeks Believe in?
Many gods
Who was a blind poet and wrote about gods?
Homer
The greatest known warriors were from what city?
Sparta
Greece is what land formation?
Peninsula
Where did the Olympic games take place?
Stadium
What was the religious center called?
Acropolis
What were the 2 main cities in Greece?
Athens and Sparta
What was the Spartan Soldier called?
Hoplite
Greece is next to what country?
Italy
Where did they play sports?
Gym
What was the market where they sold goods called?
Agora
Who was the most famous fable writer and his stories taught you a lesson?
Aesop
Alexander the Great was king of what Country?
Macedonia
Greece built their cities around what landforms?
hills
Life was based on what 2 things?
Trade and Navy
What was in the center of the city?
Palaces
What type of government did the Greeks create?
Democracy
What are 2 areas that Alexander the Great Conquered?
Middle East and Europe
What city did the Trojan war take place?
Troy
Who were the first Greek people and what Island did they live on?
Minoans; Crete
Who were the first people to speak Greek?
Mycenaeans
To be considered a citizen you had to be...
Male, free and from Athens
What was Alexander the Great known for? How did he conquer countries?
military and never losing a battle; with power and war