The grandson of Noah who is considered the ancestor of the Greek people:

Match the early civilization with its description.

Match the form of government with its description.

In the early years of Athens, some individuals rose to power and ruled with absolute authority. What term describes that type of ruler?

One city-state that developed out of the dark age at first accepted oligarchy, then they were ruled by tyrants, then finally adopted democracy. Which city-state does this describe?

In which Greek city-state did the whole society revolve around building and maintaining its army; an oligarchy was this city-state's only type of government; the men were taught from a very young age to fight, steal, and protect themselves?

The peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece

The name of the war between Mycenaeans, under King Agamemnon, and the city of Troy:

What do historians call the time period in Greece after the Dorians Conquered the Mycenaeans?

Ancient Greece lived in separated cities on the hilltops and in the valleys of the Balkan Peninsula. What is the term for the societies that developed in those separated cities?

alliance formed from the surrounding city-states near Sparta to defeat democracy in Athens.

alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens formed after the Persian War to protect Greece from future attacks by the Persians

The war between Athens and Sparta in which Sparta ultimately won, but left Greece as a whole weak and ready to fall to its neighbors to the north.

In which city-state were the men educated and allowed to participate in the Assembly; the women were rarely seen in public and rarely worked outside the home?

What ancient Athenian nobleman wrote new laws that allowed men of the lower classes to participate in government?

The name of the Athenian tyrant who started the Assembly in which citizens (Athenian men over eighteen years old) met together to make laws?

Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for helping rebuild it after war.

Greek marketplace; gathering place for friends and scholars to discuss politics, philosophy, and the latest news.

King of the Persian Empire wanted to conquer Greece. During the Battle of Marathon, who won: Greece or Persia?

King of the Persian Empire wanted to conquer Greece. During the Battle of Thermopylae, who won: Greece or Persia?

King of the Persian Empire wanted to conquer Greece. During the Battle of Salamis, who won: Greek navy or Persian navy (under Xerxes)?

Outdoor theaters for Greek plays:

a story designed to teach a lesson

in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus

the temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens

Greek translation of the Old Testament

the highest mountain in Greece, where the ancient Greeks believed many of their gods and goddesses lived

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment

Greek philosopher who introduced the scientific method

Greek philosopher and teacher who asked his students thought-provoking questions

Greek philosopher who believed the spiritual world was superior to the physical world

A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

Greek slave who wrote fables

a group of nine goddesses who presided over the arts

Paul preached in Athens on what hill?

A fortified hilltop in Athens that served as the center of religious life

King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia; spread Hellenistic culture by his conquests:

When the Spartans besieged Athens, what happened to the Athenians that ended the siege in neither side gaining anything?

Because of the Peloponnesian War, Greece lost its glory. Which city-state won the Peloponnesian War?

Wrote the first geometry book:

The building that is the ultimate example of Greek architecture; built with optical illusions; located in Athens on the Acropolis:

The term referring to the spread of Greek culture:

What important book was written in Greek due to the spread of Greek culture and language?

Because so many people knew Greek after the conquest of Alexander the Great, what religion spread easily after its apostles wrote about it in Greek?