Greece 2013 Word Scramble
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Question | Aswers | Vocabulary | Deinition |
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey? | Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. | What is a city-state? | A city-state is a political unitconsisting of a city and its surrounding the country side. |
Who could vote in Greek government? | Men vote in Greek government | What is a democracy? | A democracy is a government where everyone participates |
What did Olympic winner get? | Olive wrath crown | What is a monarchy? | A monarchy is a type of government that is rule by a king or a queen |
This mythological Greek warrior was killed by a single arrow. | Achilles got killed by a single arrow. | What is a aristocracy? | A aristocracy is a government where a few wealthy men hold power over the country |
This battle is where the Persians were defeated. | Marathon | What is a tyranny? | A tyranny is a government with a single ruler who seized power by force |
The Olympics were created to honor this God. | Zeus was in honor of the Olympics. | What is a philosophers? | A philosopher is a great thinker |
What did Alexander the Great conquered? | He conquered Egypt to India. | ||
What cause the Battle of Troy? | The queen left to be with Troy. | ||
Where was Achilles killed by an arrow? | In the foot | ||
Put the following in order. Alexander the Great died. Rome conquers Greece. First Olympics games. Parthenon is built. | 1.First Olympics games. 2.Parthenon is built. 3.Alexander the Great died. 4.Rome conquers Greece. | ||
Which type of government which is democracy,monarchy, aristocracy,and tyranny do you think is the most fair? | I think democracy is the most fair because when we have democracy everyone gets a free freedom and a country. | ||
Why were the Mycenaean able to conquer the Minoan civilization so easily? | The Mycenaean were able to conquer the Minoan civilization because they did disaster. | ||
Who started the first school in western civilization, student of Socrates? | Plato | ||
Who was a famous Greek who is considered the father of medicine? | Hippocrates | ||
What body of water to the south of Greece? | Mediterranean Sea | ||
What a Greek play that pokes fun at the Gods? | Comedy | ||
Who was famous Greek philosopher who believe all planets revolved around the Earth? | Aristotle | ||
Who was a famous Greek who is known as the father of Geometry? | Euclid | ||
Who means "upper city"? | Acropolis | ||
What ancient city where according to mythology the Trojan War was fought? | Troy | ||
What Greek thinkers like Pythagoras and Aristotle? | philosopher | ||
Why was the Aegean Sea the most important body of water to ancient Greeks? | It was wide open without a lot of small islands in the way of sailing. | ||
Was Alexander the Great's father and the king of Macedonia. | Philip Macedonia | ||
King of Macedonia and conquered many others lands and people. | Alexander The Great | ||
What is the capital of Greece today? | Athens | ||
Where did the gods lived according to mythology? | Mount Olympus | ||
The Minoan civilization lived on the island of______ | Aegean Sea | ||
The _________ is a Greek temple built for Athena and is located on the Acropolis. | Parthenon | ||
Name two city-states. | Byzantium (Istanbul) & Cyrene | ||
Why was Ancient Greece considered a collection of city-states and not a unified country? | They able to meet and trade. They felt like they were residents of a city-states rather than Greeks. | ||
What was something that the city-states had in common. | The city-states had in common is traded things and they shared ideas. | ||
How did the Greeks eventually defeat the Trojans all the battle of Troy? | The Greeks eventually defeat the trojans by creating a plan and won the war. How the Greeks won the war by builting this horse that help the Greeks out. | ||
Another name for a human is? | Human Being and Human Kind. | ||
Compare and Contrast Athens and Sparta. You must have at least three facts in each category.(pt1) | ATHENS:Most famous politicians, Artist, great thinker, and city of democracy. BOTH:cites states, lived in ancient Greece, traded, and the Golden Age. | ||
Compare and Contrast Athens and Sparta. You must have at least three facts in each category.(pt2) | SPARTA:military city, jealous of Athens of city states, and they had a goal of education was to create a strong warrior. | ||
Greeks went to a special places called ______ to ask Gods question. | Oracles | ||
In what city-state did democracy begin? | Athens | ||
Which class of people held all the power and made all the rules in the Greek city-states? | Citizens | ||
Who were the first people to live in Greece? | The Minoans | ||
What fact could best be able added to web below? A.Trail by jury B.The first alphabet C.Skill in the road building D.invention of the wheel and axle | C.Skill in road building | ||
Who was an important ancient Greek scientist and mathematicians? | Aristotle | ||
According to Greek mythology, which god or goddess stopped growing things when Persephone was kidnapped? | Demeter | ||
Used by the people of Sparta as money? | Iron Bars | ||
The main God of ancient Greece? | Zeus | ||
The Greek goddess of growing things? | Demeter | ||
A famous Greek historian? | Herodotus | ||
Name for marketplace is? | Agora | ||
A made up story that explained something people didn't understand | Myth | ||
Who was the father of science? | Aristotle | ||
Who was the leader of Athens during its Golden Age? | Pericles | ||
What hill on which the Parthenon was built? | Acropolis | ||
The great thinkers of the Golden Age of Greece, philosopher, scientists and mathematicians, often had students who themselves became teachers. Who was a student of Plato who became a teacher to Alexander the Great? | Aristotle | ||
What city burned to to the ground by Alexander? | Athens | ||
The famous Greek plays held in outdoor amphitheater were either comedies, or_______ ? | Tragedies | ||
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