Ancient Greece & the Ancient Wonders

The strategy of building architecture that manipulated columns to create an optical illusion of perfection?

Idenitfy the name of this building on the acropolis in Athens, sculpted by Phidas

Who won the Trojan War?

This polis was seen as the spiritual hub for the Greeks & where you would go to receive cryptic prophecies from oracles

Which of the following orders represents the Ionian Style?

This region is where Athens can be found

Women Olympics were also held, but in honor of the goddess:

Antipater of Sidon claimed that this wonder was the most spectacular of them all, and can be found in Ephesus, Turkey

Which polis held the Olympics?

The aim of the Library of Alexandria was:

Which great philosopher was tried & executed for “corrupting the youth” & challenging people to think for themselves?

Which man conquered Persia, & was responsible for spreading Greek culture around most of the known world?

Plato established Europe's first university, called the Lyceum

This scientist proposed that the universe was comprised of small, invisible particles known as atoms

This Great Thinker correctly estimated the circumference of the global using math, shadows, and a stick

This famous Athenian helped lead the charge at the battle at Marathon & Salmis

This region is where King Phillip & his son Alexander the Great was from

The Colossus of Rhodes was built to worship their patron god, which was:

This Battle was the result of the Persians trying to punish the Athens for helping the Ionians, after they were attacked

historian who saw the need to avoid bias when writing history & to include as much 1st-hand accounts & fact as possible

This Famous Athenian built the Parthenon, led the Golden Age of Athens, & fought in the Peloponnesian War

Athens exercised which form of government?

The location of temples dedicated to different gods on the most elevated area of the city was the acropolis

Homer was the the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

The Mycenaeans dominated the Aegean world from about 1400 B.C. to 1200 B.C.E, and most likely started the Trojan War

This was the first & only sport of the Ancient games, for approximately the first 14 Olympics was wrestling

The Heliocentric theory argues that:

Sparta exercised the following government:

Who were the original occupants of the island of Crete & the originators of Greek culture?

Which of the following orders represents the Doric Style?

the Greek physician who set ethical standards for doctors

The Hysplex was a device used to ensure a fair start for those competing in stadion races

Which of the following orders represents the Corinthian Style?

King of Sparta during the Greco-Persian War

Athens’ “Golden Age” ushered in new building projects such as the Parthenon & saw the height of democracy after this war

This man was at the head of Athens' “Golden Age” & was responsible for new building projects such as the Parthenon

Athenian statesman who was the first to establish for democracy in Athens

This Great Thinker established the law of buoyancy, the law of the lever, and invented many war machines

This wonder was famously burned to the ground by an arson (who shall not be named), determined to gain everlasting fame:

The Peloponnesian League was established by which polis?

This Battle was a loss for the Greeks, but the Spartans sacrifice enabled the Athenians to escape Athens:

Alexander the Great extended his empire as far east as ____

This scientist helped design the Syracusia, the largest ship ever built of its day, as it was a floating palace

This included creating an agreement that would protect athletes & spectators traveling to Olympia in peace & safety

The Academy in Athens was established by which philosopher after fleeing Athens for 10 years?

This philosopher wrote his book, The Republic, where he discussed his Allegory of the Cave

This battle took place at sea, where the Persian's were defeated