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Who was Herodotus?
A famous historian, the Father of History.
Who was Hippocrates?
The founder of modern medicine.
What is the name of the building behind the stage that served as the setting of the play?
The skene.
What is the name of the place where the chorus stood?
The orchestra pit.
What is the theatron?
The place where the audience sat.
What were the 2 types of plays in Greece in the 5th century BC?
Comedies and tragedies
How many letters were in the Greek alphabet?
24 letters
What does the word HELLENE mean in Greek?
GREEK
What did Alexander want to spread in his empire?
The Greek way of life and culture.
How many archons were there?
9
What is a strategoi?
leader of the army
Who was Alexander's teacher?
The Greek philosopher, Aristotle.
When did Alexander the Great rule?
336 BC-323 BC
Who was the Greek commander at the battle of Salamis? What happened here?
Themistocles was the commander, the Greeks won by joining their forces.
What happened at Thermopylae?
A Greek traitor helped the Persians and Xerxes could defeat the Spartan king, Leonidas. There were only 300 greek soldiers and 20,000 Persian soldiers.
What was the name of the Greek battle strategy?
Phalanx
Where was the First Greek-Persian War?
It was at Marathon.
When was the First Greek-Persian War?
It was in 490 BC.
How big was the Persian Empire?
From the Mediterranean to the Indus Valley.
Were Spartan children often beaten? YES or NO?
Yes.
Where did men and boys live in Sparta?
They lived together in barracks (camps) without their families.
How old were the members of the Council in Sparta?
They were more than 60 years old.
Were the helots free in Sparta? YES or NO?
No.
What did all Spartan men have to do?
They all had to serve in the army.
Where is Sparta (on which Peninsula)?
Peloponnese
Did girls go to school in ancient Athens? YES or NO?
No.
When did boys go to school in Athens?
At the age of 7.
What was the most important plant they produced in Greece?
Olive tree.
What was a typical athenian house like?
Small, made of bricks, roofs made of clay tiles, small windows without glass, wooden shutters.
What was the centre of everyday life?
The agora (the market).
What is the name of the temple of Athena?
Parthenon.
Who were the third group of society in Athens?
The slaves.
What was the difference between the citizens and the metics?
Citizens were born in Athens, metics were not.
What is democracy?
A political system, the will of the people.
What is the acropolis?
The centre of a city state, where there is a temple of a god.
What is a polis?
The Greek city state.
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