Big O's Ancient Greece Review

This sporting event originated in Ancient Greece.

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.?

The belief in many gods

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

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

The physical geography of ancient Greece consists mainly of?

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

The divine right to rule

This was the home of the ancient Greek gods:

The most powerful Greek god was

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

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

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

Many early civilizations were established by these two rivers.

Were the Greeks a monotheistic or polytheistic society?

What does the “domestication of animals" refer to?

The study of people and cultures through their material remains

Belief in one god

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

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

The Egyptian cultural capital of the Hellenistic world.

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

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

Where did the Ancient Olympics take place

What type of government is Athens famous for?

The Neolithic Revolution refers to when people learned to do this

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

Why did most civilizations develop around a fresh water source

Civic decisions were made openly in Athens by what means?

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

What is Hellenism?

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

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

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

What was a result of the Peloponnesian War?

Athens differed from Sparta in that it

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

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

At what age did Spartan boys begin military training?

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

In a Greek city-state, the acropolis was

Greek gods were believed to possess what type of traits?

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

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

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

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

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

The two main city-states of ancient Greece were?

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