Greece

Alexander learned to be an outstanding general from his father. What was his father’s name?
Alexander the Great conquered what territories (not just in Greece)
Approximately 1 out of every how many words in modern American English originated in ancient Greece?
Arete in Greek means what?
Cultured Greeks had nighttime discussion and ‘drinking’ parties called what?
Describe how Greek gods looked and acted.
Describe ways Greeks honored their gods
Early Greek civilization had its start on what island just south of Greece?
Finish the quote: “Sparta created not things in words or stone, but in _____”
From what famous battle against the Persians did a runner announce a Greek victory in 490 BCE?
Greece is located on which continent?
Greek culture and civilization was spread by Alexander over the known world and it flourished for the next 2 centuries during an era called what?
Heinrich Schleimann and Arthur Evans have what connection to ancient Greek civilization?
Herodotus was the father of it; Thucydides set a high standard and method for it. In what field did they excel?
Homer’s epic poem about the last few weeks of the Trojan War is called what?
Identify the following columns as Corinthian, Doric, or Ionic
If you found a Greek coin dated 460 BC, how could you decide if it was real or a fake?
In the Medea, Euripides wrote about what?
King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?
Most drama festivals where playwrights came for honors and prizes were tributes to what Greek god?
Most of Greece is what (geographically)?
Name 3 Greek philosophers.
Name several famous and influential dramatists or playwrights
Name several Greek contributions to society
Name several heroes or immortals (in addition to their gods and goddesses)
Name some subject Greek boys would study in school
Name the area in the gymnasium where young Greek males trained in the skills of war
Name the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
Name the Greek goddess of love and health
Name the only unattractive Greek god, whose realm included fire and who represented craftsmen and artisans
People who lived in Troy, an important city in early Greek history, were called what?
Phidias will be remembered forever as a famous Greek what?
Plataea, Thermopylae, and Marathon have what in common in Greek history?
Socrates, in his dialogues with his students, was always seeking what?
Soldiers from what polis held off Persians at the narrow pass of Thermopylae in 480 BCE (only to be betrayed and massacred)?
Spell a word in Greek letters
Syracuse, one of the most famous of all Greek colonies, was located where?
The blind poet or bard Homer wrote epic poems about what event?
The Greek empire fell in the 2nd century BCE when it was conquered by who?
The Greek word for “praise earned” or “honors earned” - it is also a candy bar – is what?
The Greeks built their temples and religious shrines on a hilltop called the what?
The Greeks prayed to, worshipped, and feared their god of the seas and oceans. Who was this god?
The Most famous and culturally superior city-state in Greek history was what?
The most famous example of elegant Greek architecture was the Athenian building called what?
The theme of Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, is what?
The theme or central plot of Frogs by Aristophanes is what?
To speak before the democratic assembly, what did one usually have to posess?
To the Greeks, what is the measure of all things?
Troy, an important city in early Greek history, was located where?
Were Greeks occasionally paid to be public servants or attend the theater?
Were women allowed to act in Greek plays?
What Athenian body or institution decided issues democratically in the 5th century BCE?
What basically was the job of a pedagogue?
What choices would a Spartan father give his son about what to do with his shield after a battle?
What city-state turned out the greatest soldiers in ancient Greece?
What did Greek cooks use for grease or cooking oil and as a spread?
What do Greek philosophers “love”?
What famous warrior came from Macedonia?
What Greek genius did not make a contribution in mathematics?
What is a chiton?
What is a drachma?
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
What is the name of the well-travelled “Greek” Sea, which touches nearly all of Greece?
What is the theme of Antigone, by Sophocles?
What is the theme or central plot of The Oresteia by Asechylus?
What legacy from Greek medicine do modern doctors pledge?
What sorts of themes were common elements of Greek plays?
What was another name for a marketplace in ancient Greece?
What was/is the Greeks’ name for Greece?
What were the 2 mottos posted at Delphi near the oracle’s seat?
What were the 3 major exports of ancient Greece?
What were the city-states like in Greece?
When did the so-called Golden Age of Greece occur?
When Greeks computed or calculated numbers in the agora, they probably used what primitive instrument?
When referring to ancient Greece, one usually means just the land mass of Greece (T/F)
When the Greeks went to war, to what god did they pray?
Where did Greeks spend most of their waking hours?
Where did the famous oracle, to which all Greeks looked for advice, live?
Where would a Greek probably go for advice before directing Greek armies against the Persians?
Where would someone find the bema, lexigraphs, boule, and water clocks?
Which battle was a major Greek victory against the Persians?
Which leader did not encourage or promote democratic reforms in Athens?
Which leader has his name attached to the most glorious era in Greek history?
Which polis became a lifelong ‘boot camp’ for its citizens?
Which polis is known as the “school of Greece”?
Who is known as the father of drama and gives his name to all actors?
Who is the cunning here of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey?
Who might be prayed to by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Themisocles, Homer, and mischief-makers?
Who said, “Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now”?
Who said, “Know thyself”?
Who was the patron goddess of Athens?
Who was the ruling god on Mount Olympus?
Who were the two major opposing city-states in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)?

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