Big O's Ancient Greece Review

What did Agamemnon have to do to secure favorable winds from the goddess Artemis?

Athens differed from Sparta in that it

When Alexander conquered a city, he left one of his officials there that had to do what?

During the first 13 Olympic games, how many events were held?

The belief in many gods

What enabled Greeks to establish their Democracy? This allowed Greek citizens more time.

This sporting event originated in Ancient Greece.

Civic decisions were made openly in Athens by what means?

Many early civilizations were established by these two rivers.

The two main city-states of ancient Greece were?

The Egyptian cultural capital of the Hellenistic world.

The study of people and cultures through their material remains

Some Spartan women had the responsibility of running the family’s estate because

Hammurabi's Code was important because it was the first time that a state's laws

The most powerful Greek god was

Who came up with the idea/plan of the Trojan Horse

Why did most civilizations develop around a fresh water source

This is an era of peace and prosperity that occurred in ancient Greece from 480 B.C. - 404 B.C.?

Belief in one god

An Athenian statesman who expanded democracy. The Golden Age is named after him. He died from the plague.

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

The divine right to rule

This was the home of the ancient Greek gods:

Who was the king of Macedon that conquered Greece (his son was Alexander the Great)?

Which of the following was a result of the Persian Wars?

The populations of early villages were able to grow mostly due to

What city-state is regarded as the first democracy in our known world?

Greek gods were believed to possess what type of traits?

Which battle did the 300 Spartans make their last stand against the Persian army?

The physical geography of ancient Greece consists mainly of?

What is one way in which nomadic cultures differed from civilizations?

a form of writing composed of wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets

The Neolithic Revolution refers to when people learned to do this

In the movie Helen of Troy, who did Helen run off with to Troy because of her love for him?

The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs.

The Persian War helped the Greek city-states to do what?

Who was responsible for spreading Hellenism throughout much of the known world around 336 B.C. - 30 B.C.?

What was a result of the Peloponnesian War?

In which city-state were women treated on a more equal status with that of men?

The form of writing in which symbols or pictures represent concepts or sounds

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one person to another

What is Hellenism?

At what age did Spartan boys begin military training?

What type of government is Athens famous for?

Where did the Ancient Olympics take place

Were the Greeks a monotheistic or polytheistic society?

What was Achilles' weak spot where one could kill him?

What does the “domestication of animals" refer to?

During the Peloponnesian War, Athenians hid behind their city walls to protect themselves. How did most of them die?

In a Greek city-state, the acropolis was