Seminar Ancient Greece Review

Who was the law giver for the Spartans?

Voting to exile a person was known as _____

Most of the Greek astronomers had this conception of the universe: ___

Where was the famous oracle of Apollo located?

A "hetairai" was a _____

What animal seems to have had special significance for the Minoans?

Greek city-states had colonies everywhere EXCEPT _____

The king of Persia who attacked the Ionian colonies was ___

Who is the Father of Geometry?

This man was a traitor to both Athens and Sparta during the Peloponnesian Wars

Who is the hero of the ILIAD?

Privledges of Athenian citizens were all of the following EXCEPT:

A Greek infantry solider was called a _____

What is the mythological home of the Greek gods?

What was the defensive alliance of Greek city-states after the Persian Wars called?

The form of writing found in Mycenae was ____

Government by a few is _______

Which historian wrote the PERSIAN WARS?

Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?

Which Athenian statesman began to pay government officials?

What ancient city did Heinrich Schliemann excavate?

The Greek mythology/religion practiced in ancient Greece had this many main god/goddesses

Columns with acanthus leaves as capitals are _____ columns.

Government by the citizens is ______

Resident foreigners in city-states were called ____

The central market place of a polis was the _____

The body of water crossed by Xerxes by bridge to get to the Balkan peninsula was ___

The standard warship for ancient Greece was the ____

The best known Greek comic playwright is ____

Government by a hereditary king or queen is _____

This poet wrote of gods and peasants.

Government by the wealthy few is _______

The typical military formation for Greek soldiers was the ____.

Who excavated the palace of Knossos?

What is the Greek word for "striving for excellence"?

Who was the tyrant who ruled Athens for 30 years?

One who seizes power by force and is not subject to the law is a(n) _____

The most famous example of a tyranny in ancient Greece was _____

The art of public speaking was ____

Aristotle added a new element. It was ___ (what the heavens are made of).

All of the following were expected of women in Athens EXCEPT

Who wrote the HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WARS?

The Olympic games honored which Greek God?

Who led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon?

All of the following were sports in the ancient Olympics EXCEPT

The winner of the ancient Olympic games won a _____

Spartan soldiers could retire from the army at age ____

The leading city-state in trade was ____

All of the following were punishments in ancient Greece EXCEPT

Which king held out as long as he could at Thermopylae before being killed by Persians?