Geography
KEY TERMS
Daily Life
Mythology
Tricky Questions
100
The geographic form of Greece is...?
What is a Peninsula
100
Greece believed in more than one God.. What is this practice called?
What is POLY-theism
100
Capital of Greece?
What is Athens
100
How many Olympian Gods are there said to be?
What is 12.
100
It is said that Greece has this many islands? (Arnie use the answer we originally read in a text.)
What is over 2,000
200
A large island sits to the south of the mainland of Greece. It is called?
What is Crete.
200
A story from the past ?
What is an EPIC
200
Where are the SPARTANS from ?
Where is Sparta
200
If she looks at you, you will turn to Stone?
Who is Medusa
200
Name two other famous Peninsula's ?
What are Florida, Italy, Michigan , New Jersey , just to name a few ..
300
It sits high above everything else, looking down on everything else... this is called an....
What is an Acropolis
300
A story that is based on memory NOT FACT...
What is a myth
300
Why were homes in ancient Greece so weirdly shaped?
They were constantly adding on to them
300
During a long battle, a young man ran to a city to warn them of an inevitable attack. What was the name of the city? ( Hint: He ran 26 miles )
What is Marathon
300
What group of people, ( voted into that position,) ran the government of Greece ?
What is THE SENATE
400
What continent is Greece located?
What is Europe
400
Someone who used reason to understand the world....used these reasons to explain natural events
What is PHILOSOPHY
400
Where did the Athenians go to be entertained? ( To see a play..drama or comedy?)
What is the Amptheatre
400
Poseidon's Roman name was ?
What is Neptune
400
What sat atop of the Acropolis?
What is the Parthenon
500
Can you name at least two bodies of water that surround Greece?
What is 1. The Mediterranean Sea 2. Aegean Sea 3. Ionian Sea
500
A young person from a rich family
What is an aristocrat
500
The Trojan horse was dropped off to what city?
What is Troy
500
Where did the God's reside?
What is Mt. Olympus
500
Name the 2 types of people who lived on mainland and Crete? Both begin with an "M"
The Mycenaeans lived on Mainland The Minoans lived on Crete