Seminar Ancient Greece Review

All of the following were sports in the ancient Olympics EXCEPT

The king of Persia who attacked the Ionian colonies was ___

Who wrote the HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WARS?

Which historian wrote the PERSIAN WARS?

This poet wrote of gods and peasants.

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

Who led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon?

Voting to exile a person was known as _____

A "hetairai" was a _____

Who is the Father of Geometry?

Government by a few is _______

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

Privledges of Athenian citizens were all of the following EXCEPT:

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

The standard warship for ancient Greece was the ____

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

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

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

All of the following were expected of women in Athens EXCEPT

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

Who excavated the palace of Knossos?

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

All of the following were punishments in ancient Greece EXCEPT

The winner of the ancient Olympic games won a _____

The leading city-state in trade was ____

The best known Greek comic playwright is ____

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

The art of public speaking was ____

Government by the wealthy few is _______

Who was the law giver for the Spartans?

Who is the hero of the ILIAD?

Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?

The typical military formation for Greek soldiers was the ____.

The form of writing found in Mycenae was ____

Government by the citizens is ______

Who was the tyrant who ruled Athens for 30 years?

Greek city-states had colonies everywhere EXCEPT _____

The central market place of a polis was the _____

Government by a hereditary king or queen is _____

Columns with acanthus leaves as capitals are _____ columns.

Resident foreigners in city-states were called ____

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

What is the mythological home of the Greek gods?

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

What ancient city did Heinrich Schliemann excavate?

Where was the famous oracle of Apollo located?

Spartan soldiers could retire from the army at age ____

Which Athenian statesman began to pay government officials?

A Greek infantry solider was called a _____

The Olympic games honored which Greek God?