Ancient Greece Jeopardy

General Info AthensSpartaWars Philoso phers Golden Age & Olympic s Final Jeopardy!!

General 100 What is a city-state? An INDEPENDENT town or city and the surrounding farmlands.

General 200 Who was Alexander the Great and what was his greatest accomplishment? Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia and his greatest accomplishment was conquering more land, obtaining more wealth and ruling over more people.

General 300 What 2 things did the Greek city-states have in common and what one thing made them unique? The Greek city-states all spoke Greek and had the same religion. They were unique because they each had their own government.

General 400 Briefly describe the four types of government. Tyranny is when a ruler gains power illegally. Aristocracy is when wealthy families ruled. Oligarchy is when power was held by a few noble men. Democracy was when power was held collectively by the citizens.

Athens 100 Why did the Athenians agree to help the Myletians fight against the Persians? Athens believed in democracy as a government, where the city-state is ruled by the citizens, so they believed that the Persians should not rule over the Myletians.

Athens 200 What were the three requirements to be an Athenian citizen? You had to be male, 18 years of age and born of Athenian parents.

Athens 300 Describe the educational system in Athens in detail. Athenians believed in developing well-rounded citizens. Athenian boys were educated in math, reading, writing, music, rhetoric and some military.

Athens-Daily Double! 800 Describe the Peloponnesian War in detail. Include who was involved, how it began, what Athens’s strategy was, what weakened them throughout the long war and how it ended. The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and Sparta. It began because Sparta was afraid that Athens was becoming too powerful and the relations between the two leagues deteriorated. The plague weakened Athens and they ended the war by surrendering.

Sparta 100 What type of government did Sparta have? The Spartans had Oligarchy.

Sparta 200 What did Spartans do with the baby boys when they were born? The baby boys were inspected. If they seemed weak or unhealthy, they were left to die. If they seemed healthy, they were allowed to live.

Sparta 300 How did Sparta treat their slaves? What does this have to do with their military focus? Spartans treated their slaves harshly (like farm animals). The slaves outnumbered the Spartans almost ten to one so it was important to keep tight control of them using their military skills so that the slaves would not rebel and take over.

Sparta 400 Describe the military training of Spartans in detail. Spartans entered military training at the age of 7 and were trained for 23 years until they were 30. They continued in the military service until they were 60. Boys had to go barefoot to make them tough and their food was rationed so they would learn to steal food.

Wars 100 Why do we call 26-mile races marathons? After the battle of Marathon between Athens and Persia, a messenger ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to tell the Athenians they had won. After he announced the victory, he fell down and died from exhaustion.

Wars 200 Why did Athens and Sparta unite to fight Persian in the battle of Thermopylae? If Persia were to conquer Athens, it would be very likely for them to eventually attack Sparta next. Athens and Sparta would be stronger if they united.

Wars - Daily Double! 600 Describe the battle of Thermopylae in detail. Include who was involved, what happened and who won. Athens and Sparta united to fight Persia in the battle of Thermopylae. They fought in a narrow mountain passageway. A traitor told the Persians how to get around. 300 Spartans stayed to hold the Persian troops off while the rest left. The Spartan soldiers were all killed and Persia made its way to Athens where they burned the city to the ground.

Wars 400 What was significant about the battle of Salamis and how did it end? In the battle of Salamis, the Athenians lured the Persian ships into the shallow waters where they attacked them. The Athenians won!

Philosophers 100 Why did Plato admire mathematics? He believed that math was and led to pure truth.

Philosophers 200 What was Aristotle interested in? Aristotle was interested in science, especially plants and animals. He observed the plants and animals, analyzed his observations and came up with theories.

Philosophers 300 What were the dialogues of Plato? The dialogues of Plato were written conversations that Socrates had with others.

Philosophers 400 What was the Socratic Method and how did it work? The Socratic Method is a question-asking method where you ask a series of questions that are designed to lead the listeners to realizations about how they ought to behave.

Golden Age & Olympics 100 What was the Olympic truce and how long did it usually last? The Olympic truce was an agreement between the Greek city-states that stated they would not fight during (including travel to and from) the Olympic Games. It usually lasted 1-3 months.

Golden Age & Olympics 200 Why did Theodosius cancel the Olympics Games in 393 A.D.? Theodosius canceled the Olympic Games because he was a Christian and he did not think it was right to hold a festival to honor Zeus.

Golden Age & Olympics 300 Who was Pericles? Describe him in detail. Pericles was a leader of Athens during the Golden Age. He was a hard worker who was also an eloquent speaker. He was known for his dedication and hard work. He also was the leader of Athens during the first part of the Peloponnesian War.

Golden Age & Olympics 400 What were the two main types of drama invented? Be sure to explain each one. The first type is comedy, a play that made fun of events/people that had a happy ending. The second type is tragedy which was a play that was sad and had a tragic ending.

Final Jeopardy Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Describe what this means in detail. He believed that it was important for people to examine their lives and determine what they could change for the better and what they needed to do to live a good life. He thought that if you did not look at your life and see how to improve it, that there was no purpose in living it because you were not improving your life.