Name the city-state where military was a focus. Boys were trained at an early age.
Sparta
Homer wrote the epic poems "Iliad" and the ______________.
"Odyssey"
The Greek god of the sea is
Poseidon
The statue The Winged Victory is of which goddess?
Nike
Which god has a thunderbolt for a symbol?
Zeus
The Greek mainland is on the southern part of Europe's Balkan Peninsula. What is a peninsula?
It is land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
The ancient Olympics were in honor of which god?
Zeus
Name two of the three seas that surround Greece.
Greece is bordered to the east by the Aegean Sea, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the west by the Ionian Sea.
What is a phalanx? A military formation, a soldier, or weapon?
a military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields
The first modern Olympics were finally held in 1896. In which city were they held?
Athens
Name the city-state where the arts and democracy were embraced.
Athens
The Greeks were also one of the first civilizations to harness beekeeping in order to make honey. It was believed that bees were sacred and that their honey was a gift from the________.
gods
What percentage of Greece's land is able to be farmed?
20%
Of the three types of columns, Ionic, Corinthian, and Doric, which one is a most decorative?
Corinthian
What is a Greek foot soldier called?
Hoplite
Who is the god of the underworld?
Hades