vocab

Question 1

agora

Answer 1

An outdoor market space in ancient Greece

Question 2

Plunder

Answer 2

Valuables taken in war

Question 3

Mt Olympus

Answer 3

Where the 12 gods live and in northern Greece

Question 4

Athens

Answer 4

A city-state that is a democracy and all about the arts

Question 5

Sparta

Answer 5

All about war and military rule

Question 6

Oral tradition

Answer 6

The passing down of stories from mouth

Question 7

Trojan War

Answer 7

The war between the Greeks and the city of Troy, Trojan Horse

Question 8

Olympic games

Answer 8

Athletic contest held about 3,500 years ago - honor Zeus

Question 9

Homer

Answer 9

ancient Greek poet who composed Epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey about the Trojan war

Question 10

Alexandria

Answer 10

a city in Egypt named after the Alexander the great

Question 11

Alexander the Great

Answer 11

create a vast empire and a great military leader king of Macedonia

Question 12

Hippocrates

Answer 12

the Father of medicine look to find the nature cause instead of thinking it was the god.

Question 13

Archimedes

Answer 13

Hellenistic inverter and scientist created the pully and leavers

Question 14

Euclid

Answer 14

Mathematician who invent plane geometry

Question 15

Hellenistic Age

Answer 15

after Alexander the great died mixed Asian and Greek culture many scientific and mathematical ideas were created

Question 16

Pericles

Answer 16

Ancient Athens leader wanted to make Athens the center of art and literature he had the pantheon build general

Question 17

Macedonia

Answer 17

Alexander the great was born north of Greece

Question 18

Socrates

Answer 18

Ancient Greek philosopher person how made people question things his method to teaching was call Socratic method

Question 19

Aristotle

Answer 19

Ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato who wrote over 170 books

Question 20

immortal

Answer 20

live for ever

Question 21

marathon

Answer 21

the longest race in the Olympic game and to honor Zeus

Question 22

philosopher

Answer 22

someone who studies truth and knowledge

Question 23

plague

Answer 23

an epidemic that is often fatal disease

Question 24

mercenary

Answer 24

a hired soldier

Question 25

Peloponnesian War

Answer 25

war between Athens and Sparta - Sparta won

Question 26

Delian League

Answer 26

an alliance between Athens and the other city states - led to the Peloponnesian War

Question 27

Battle of Salamis

Answer 27

Athens and Sparta worked together to defeat the Persians