Culture
What city-state valued education above all else? What city-state valued military service above all else?
*Must name both for full credit*
Athens
Sparta
What, still used, government system was developed about 2,000 years ago?
Democracy
King god of Greece
Zeus
Home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
Who was the Emperor during the Golden Age?
Pericles
What are the three things that started the Pelopenisan war?
*Each correct answer will get bonus points*
Jealousy
Taxes
Rivalry
Created to determine the fate of criminals in court?
Trial by Jury
How were the Greek Gods viewed, not their appearance but their behavior?
Flawed, could be angry, jealous, etc...
Location where Greek and Spartan army held of the Persian Invasion. Known as the Hot Gates
Thermopile
Who was responsible for spreading Greek culture around the world?
Alexander The Great
Greek plays were put on in an outdoor theater called an Amphitheater where they would put on what kind of plays?
Comedy and Tragedy
The Greek alphabet was created from what civilization?
Phoenicians
People who had the ability to speak with the gods on behalf of people?
Oracles
Where is the Parthenon located?
Athens
Who was known as the Great Questioner
Socrates
What group of people was banned from attending the Olympic Games?
Bonus points: what was the punishment if they attended.
Women
Death
Explain the difference between Direct democracy and Representative democracy
*Must explain both to get full credit*
*Bonus points for an example*
Direct --> Everyone is involved in voting (all 1,000 students go to Mr. McDuffie to vote on something)
Representative --> People are elected to represent the will of the people (each homeroom votes for one student to talk to Mr. McDuffie)
Greeks started out believing in many Gods, this is called?
Polytheism
After the battle with the Persians a lone soldier ran to anounce victory, where was this battle held?
Marathon
Socrates taught his students using what method of teaching?
The earliest people to live in Greece
Minoans
Greek architecture used a lot of these to support the roofs?
Columns
How did Greeks honor Zeus during the Olympics
*Be as specific as possible*
A sacrifice of 100 oxen
Buildings in Washington DC are modeled after what famous Greek building?
Parthenon
*Daily Double*
Why can Direct democracy NOT work in the united states?
Everyone is too spread out for it to work.