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Around the Island
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Miscellaneous
100
Asia Minor
What is the location of Troy?
100
Poseiden
Who is the Greek god of the seas & oceans?
100
Dionysis
Who is the Greek god of wine?
100
Lycurgus
Who is the leader who did not encourage or promote democratic reforms in Athens?
100
Truth
What did Socrates seek in his dialogues?
200
The two major opposing city states in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.)
Who were Athens & Sparta?
200
The greek godess of love and health?
Who is Aphrodite?
200
Advised by the chorus in a greek play
Who are the actors?
200
The leaders of the Persian empire that threatened Greek freedom
Who are Kings Darius & Xerxes?
200
A greek coin
What is a drachma?
300
The hilltop where Greeks built their temples and religious shrines.
What is the Acropolis?
300
The minotaur
What Theseus met and killed beneath the palace of Minos?
300
Men
Who were the actors in Greek plays?
300
The Athenian institution that decided issues democratically in the 5th century B.C.
What is teh Assembly or Ekklesia?
300
Kudos
What is the greek word for praise earned?
400
Troy
What is the city-state not located in Greece?
400
Ares
Who is the Greek god of war?
400
Phidias
Who is the greatest Greek sculptor?
400
To be married with at least 2 children
What is not a criteria for speaking before the democratic assembly?
400
Marathon
What is the famous battle against the Persians that a runner announced a Greek victory?
500
The famous warrior that came from Macedonia?
Who is Alexander the Great?
500
Hermes
Who is the god of orators, writers, and commerce; protector of thieves and of mischief-makers; guardian of wayfarers; messenger to mortals?
500
Symposia
What is a nighttime discussion and "drinking" party?
500
Astrology
What was not a Greek contribution to civilization?
500
One out of eight
What is the ratio of words that 20th century Americans use that have ancient Greek origins?