Ancient Greece

International city became the cultural center for science, art, knowledge, and technology

Most people in Sparta were what?

Who was first credited to have found pi and invent the screw?

Who was first credited to find the theorem to find the area of a right triangle?

Greek epic that depicted the Trojan War

Overwhelming pride and arrogance that gets a hero figure killed in Greek stories (Achilles)

According to the Epic the Iliad. This great city was taken by a wooden horse

Architectural and art style of ancient Greece?

What is the philosophical study of rational thinking and decision making called?

Spartan women had equal rights to Spartan men

How would you explain the geography of Greece?

This mountain was thought to be the home to all the gods

What is not one of the great attractions located in Alexandria?

The Greek Herodotus is credited for being the founder of what?

field of Philosophy, this method encourages critical thinking by asking only questions

The great war that weakened Greece between Athens and Sparta

Who is known as the father of the field of Philosophy

Most of Greece is located on a what?

Slave Caste in Spartan society

Modern trading centers in a Greece City State (precursor to malls and flee markets)

Governmental system of Sparta where a few select and powerful rule

Government is Athens included all classes, races, and genders

What is the study of knowledge, nature, reality, and existence?

A Greek city-state is officially known by what name?

Cruel laws are refereed as this today due to the gov't in early Athens

Adopted Minoan culture and settled into Greece. Foundation for Greek culture and beliefs.

Alliance system of ancient Greece that became the model for all future alliance systems

Major defeat of the Persians by Athens, this battle is remembered for its running messenger

Known as one of the ancient wonders of the world this bronze statue stood 100 feet tall

All of the following statements about Athens are true except for what?

What city-state was the center for art, expression, and culture in Greece?

Known as the greatest story teller and father of Greek epics (Iliad)

Greek plays that depicted the rise and fall of a hero figure (hubris)

Stories in ancient Greece that spoke of heroic deeds and hubris

Government system where the rich rule (nobles/land owners)

The center of a Greek city state was located on a steep cliff known as a what?

What statement best reflects Greek Gods and Goddesses'

What is the philosophical study of how to have proper human behavior and morality called?

What statement best reflects Spartan society?

Athenian schools developed the first modern what?

Chief god in Greek Mythology

Created by Athens, this is where guilt is decided by citizens/peers

Greek beliefs and stories about their gods are called what?

Most impressive structure in Athens, becomes model for Gov't building in the U.S

Athletic competition introduced by Athens, that is still practiced today

One of the greatest stands in history was at the battle of Thermopylae. Who made this stand?

Greece was broken into a collection of what?

Alexanders empire, link and transmission of cultures between east and west

Sea located to the east of Greece, that was home to grand ship battles

Plato's allegory that described the perception, truth, senses, and reality

This state valued military strength and power above all else (one of the most cruel in history)

Law making branch in Athens (precursor to congress in the U.S)

Possibly the greatest conqueror of all time, he conquered Persia, Greece, and other regions

Mortal enemy of Greece that led to massive wars

Greek dramas known for their exaggerated and crude humor through satire.

Spear formation developed by Greece that dominated the ancient world

Spartan education was based on what?

Government of Athens, meaning "rule by the people"

What best explains social ranking in Sparta?

Established in Athens, this is a written rule book for a state