Ancient Greek Civilization

In Athens, boys were educated at school while girls were educated at home.

The Persians attacked the Greeks at Thermoplyae, but the Greeks used their strategy to win.

Alexander the Great is a famous invader of the Persian Empire.

The Greek city-state of Athens was named after me after I gifted the Athenians the olive tree.

Architecture is the study of animals.

The first Olympic Games were on Crete and were contests for the ancient Greek philosophers.

A strip of water between two bodies of land is called a ______.

Permanently means to last/continue for all time. Ex: An evergreen tree stays green in winter.

The largest Greek island in the Aegean Sea is Thermopylae.

A ____ studies life, knowledge, and truth.

The birthplace of democracy is ______________.

The ancient Greeks believed ________ was the home to the most powerful gods and goddesses.

Democracy is a way of ruling a country that gives all the power to the king.

One way Athens and Sparta were similar is that they both had an Assembly.

Alexander the Great never learned how to ride a horse, so he fought all battles on foot.

Women were allowed to be in the government in the city-states of Sparta and Athens.

The word ___ is used to describe a long distance race because of the 26 miles Pheidippides ran.

Sparta focused on war and Athens focused on the arts.

I became famous because I conquered so many areas during my lifetime.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were considered great philosophers of ancient Greece.

I am the king of all the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus.

The Parthenon was a temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena.