Ancient Greece

Question 1

It refers to both the Ancient Greek mainland and the surrounding islands in the Aegean Sea.

Answer 1

Aegean World

Question 2

City-states

Answer 2

Polis

Question 3

Central market/meeting place

Answer 3

Agora

Question 4

Used for protection and was a center for religion and government

Answer 4

Acropolis

Question 5

An ancient festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victors prize a crown of wild olive.

Answer 5

Olympics

Question 6

Each citizen votes directly on all laws.

Answer 6

Direct Democracy

Question 7

Citizens vote for representatives who then vote on the laws.

Answer 7

Representative Democracy

Question 8

An Athenian scholar, teacher, and a philosopher who encouraged questions of traditional values, art, gov., etc.

Answer 8

Socrates

Question 9

Socrates’ student

Answer 9

Plato

Question 10

Emperor who had one of the largest empires in the ancient world; known for spreading Greek culture across continents.

Answer 10

Alexander the Great

Question 11

A war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta.

Answer 11

The Peloponnesian War