Ancient Greece

Spartan boys started military training at the age of...

What is the Odyssey about?

Greece is almost completely surrounded by water.

What geographical feature formed natural borders between the city-states of Ancient Greece?

Spartan Women could own property

Rule by a single person

The Trojan War lasted a decade, which is how many years?

Which type of landscape best describes much of the region of Ancient Greece?

What was the most common meat eaten by the Ancient Greeks?

Men and women were thought of as equals in Ancient Greece.

Who Wrote The Odyssey

This philosopher was found guilty of not appropriately recognizing the gods and corrupting the youth of Athens.

What kind of democracy is the United States?

How many events were held at the first recorded Olympic Games?

What was the city-state of Sparta known for?

The Iliad and the Odyssey were epics believed to be written by this poet

Which social class would most likely want a democracy?

A high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities is called this

Who ruled the government of Sparta?

To be a citizen in Athens you had to

The Trojan War was between

What area was the center of activity in Ancient Greek cities?

In what continent is Greece located?

Zeus marries Metis but then hears of a dark prophecy that threatens his grip on power. What did the prophecy say?

Who was the patron god or goddess of the city of Athens?

What sea is located along the eastern coast of Greece?

Which Greek god does the Olympics celebration honor?

He was the tutor of a young Alexander the Great.

One of his famous quotes was, “An unexamined life is not worth living.”

In what Greek city-state did women have the most rights and freedoms?

Rule by a small group (usually wealthy)

What type of government did the city-states of Greece have?

Which one was NOT an original Olympic event.

Socrates wrote nothing about himself. Much of what is known about him comes from his most famous student.

These Greek plays were sad stories, usually about their history.

Some Greek theaters could hold over 10,000 people.

The Trojan War was a myth.

What was a patron god of a city?

Where did the Ancient Greeks believe the Twelve Olympian gods lived?

He started life as a stonemason and soldier, later becoming known as the “Father of Western Philosophy”

According to the Illiad, what strategy finally allowed the Greek victory in The Trojan War?

What were the two largest Greek city-states in who fought many battles between each other?

What does Zeus do as a result of this prophecy?

There are thousands of islands around the Greek peninsula.

A long poem, such as the Iliad is called this

Rule by many people

City-States no longer exist.

A city with its own traditions and its own government and laws is called a

This philosopher grew up during the Peloponnesian Wars and was witness to much political chaos as a result.

What large peninsula at the southern tip of Greece was home to Sparta and Corinth?

What building, located at the center of the Acropolis, was dedicated to the goddess Athena?

Where was the government of democracy first conceived of and introduced?

Most of Ancient Greece was divided into these types of political regions

A traditional story; a legend that explains people's beliefs

What was the biggest shame that a Spartan soldier could experience in battle?

What was the name of the battle formation that the Spartan soldiers used?

Why did the Spartans feel threatened by the Delian League?

What does Cronus do when each of his children are born?

King Leonidas did kick a guy into a giant well like in the move 300

These Greek plays were meant to make people laugh and was usually jokes about politics.

Which of the following best describes the climate in Greece?

Why does Zeus want to destroy the human race?

Who is the hero in the Odyssey?

What form of government was first introduced in the city-state of Athens?

This philosopher was the founder of the Lyceum, a school and home to what is considered to be the world’s first library.

Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann believed he found the ruins of the ancient city of Troy.