Ancient Greece

Question 1

Minoans

Answer 1

Early ancient greek civilization from Crete and other Aegean Islands

Question 2

Knossos

Answer 2

Island where the legend of King Minos’ labyrinth possible came from

Question 3

Mycenaeans

Answer 3

Early Greeks which developed early greek writing system. Mycenaean legend of Troy

Question 4

Polis

Answer 4

Greek city state

Question 5

agor

Answer 5

marketplace

Question 6

helots

Answer 6

slaves that worked for spartans

Question 7

Lycurgus

Answer 7

king who instituted Sparta’s warlike schools

Question 8

Hoplites

Answer 8

Spartan foot soldiers

Question 9

Mount Olympus

Answer 9

where the 12 main greek gods where believed to live

Question 10

Hubris

Answer 10

“great pride” that led heroes to die, usually

Question 11

Hera

Answer 11

Goddess of marriage and women

Question 12

Demeter

Answer 12

God of agriculture

Question 13

Hestia

Answer 13

goddess of family

Question 14

goddess of wisdom

Answer 14

Athena

Question 15

Apollo

Answer 15

goddess of prophecy of poetry and the sun

Question 16

Ares

Answer 16

God of War

Question 17

Aphrodite

Answer 17

goddess of love

Question 18

Hephaestus

Answer 18

god of metalwork

Question 19

Dionysus

Answer 19

God of wine

Question 20

Hermes

Answer 20

messenger god, god of trade

Question 21

The odyssey

Answer 21

Homer’s epic about the trojan war where Odysseus is shipwrecked and troy falls

Question 22

Solon

Answer 22

athenian lawmaker who outlawed debt slavery and allowed all men to take part in the government. First real step towards democracy

Question 23

Cleisthenes

Answer 23

set the stage for athenian democracy

Question 24

Archon

Answer 24

chief of state, over the council of 500 in athens.

Question 25

Ionia

Answer 25

Ancient Turkey