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100
Who was the main deity of Athens?
Athena - goddess of war and wisdom
100
What is the Greek term for the open-air marketplace where citizens shopped, debated, and celebrated?
An agora
100
What is the type of government pioneered by Athens were citizens were given a voice?
A democracy
100
What was the name of this type of Greek warship?
A trireme
100
Who was the most famous Athenian war general, a man who later became a successful politician promoting democracy?
Pericles
200
How did ordinary people demonstrate devotion to the Greek gods and goddesses?
Through animal sacrifices
200
Which Greek battlefield victory later became famous as the start of a long-distance run all the way to Athens?
Marathon
200
What word beginning with a "C" refers to a temporary alliance of separate political groups?
A coalition
200
What were Greek full-time citizen soldiers called?
Hoplites
200
Who wrote a book called The Histories, chronicling the war between Greece and Sparta?
Herodotus
300
What was the Greek name for the god of wine and theater?
Dionysus
300
What was the name of the Persian capital city, now in the country of Iran?
Persepolis
300
What was the term for the type of government in Sparta, where only 30 elders and 2 kings made decisions?
An oligarchy
300
King Leonidas was known for 300 Spartans dying at the end of the Battle of Thermopylae, but how many did he start with?
6000
300
Which Greek philosopher drank poison hemlock to commit suicide instead of be executed?
Socrates
400
Who was the Greek god of fire, armor, and blacksmithing?
Hephaestus
400
Famous for its battlefield of the 300, what does "Thermopylae" mean in English?
"Hot Gates"
400
The Greek city states that owned slaves called them by what terms?
Helots
400
What was the Greek military formation where soldiers lined up in a box-shape, with overlapping shields, with eight tightly packed rows?
The Phalanx
400
Aristophanes and Aeschylus were both famous Athenians with a certain high profile job. What did they do?
They were playwrights
500
What was the name of the Greek goddess of agriculture, grain, and harvest?
Demeter
500
What is the name of the sea that separates Greece from the Persian Empire territories?
The Aegean Sea
500
What was the name of the Sparta-led alliance of city states opposing Athens and the Delian League?
The Peloponnesian League
500
How long did the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens last?
27 years
500
The Greek drama-writer Euripedes wrote plays known for what type of characters?
Strong female characters