Greek Mythology
Who is the god of lightning?
Zeus
Did Athens or Sparta have a stronger navy?
Athens.
Most of Greece is covered by what geographic feature?
Mountains.
Why was Alexander the Great so important?
He was one of the greatest generals of all time and he spread Hellenistic culture (culture that is a mix between Greek, Egyptian, and Persian)
Who won the Greco-Persian wars?
Who is the god of fire/blacksmithing?
Hephaestus
What form of government did they use in Athens?
Democracy
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Who was the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?
Sparta
Who is the goddess of wisdom and warfare?
Athena
Did women have more rights in Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
Greece's geography makes it hard to do what?
2 answers can work here: Trade or farming
Who was a famous Greek historian?
Herodotus or Thucydides.
What does it mean to siege a city?
To surround a city. Armies do this to keep people from escaping, and keep resources like food from getting into the city.
Hercules defeated the Hydra by burning the stumps of the necks, thus preventing more heads from growing.
What type of government did they have in Sparta?
Oligarchy
What peninsula is the city of Sparta on?
Peloponnesian
Who were the 3 famous Greek philosophers/thinkers?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
How did the Greco-Persian wars start?
Greeks who lived in Ionia (or Turkey) rebelled against the Persians. Athens and Sparta came to help the Greeks in Ionia killing many Persians in the process.
In Greek mythology, how was the chimera defeated?
A led tipped spear. (The chimera breathes fire and led is flammable, so when the spear entered the neck and the monstered breathed fire, it suffocated itself).
Tell me the 4 requirements to be a citizen in Ancient Athens. You only get the points if you get all 4 of them.
Male, 25 years and older, born in Athens, and own property. (If you say military training as one of your 4 I'll take it because I know one of the videos mentioned that).
What is the name of the sea between Greece and Turkey?
Aegean Sea
Explain why Pericles was so important to Ancient Athens.
Pericles led Athens during the city's Golden Age, and he was the one to start democracy in Athens.
Why is a marathon 26 miles long? (Hint: It's related to a battle that we learned about).
After the Greeks beat the Persians in the battle of Marathon, a Greek man ran 26 miles to the city of Athens to let them know that the Greeks had won. He collapsed and died of exhaustion after the run.