2. Ancient Greece

3. 500 400 300 200 100 Alexander the Great Hellenistic Period Wars LiteraturePolitics & Society

4. The type of government developed in Athens Politics and Society 100 Points

5. Politics & Society 100 Points Direct Democracy

6. Politics & Society 200 Points Greek word for city-state

7. polis Politics and Society 200 Points

8. Politics and Society 300 Points Fortified hilltop at a city’s center

9. Politics and Society 300 Points Acropolis

10. A type of government where power lies in the hands of a few wealthy people. Society and Politics 400 Points

11. Oligarchy Society and Politics 400 Points

12. Athenian ruler who lessoned the requirements for citizenship and made Athens a direct democracy. Society and Politics 500 Points

13. Pericles Politics and Society 500 Points

14. A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society. Literature 100 Points

15. myth

16. Literature 200 Points A long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes.

17. epic Literature 200 Points

18. Literature 300 Points The blind epic poet credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey.

19. Literature 300 Points Homer

20. The philosopher and author of ‘The Republic’ Literature 400 Points

21. Plato Literature 400 Points

22. The “Father of History” the first great Western historian. Literature 500 Points

23. Herodotus Literature 500 Points

24. The war fought between Athens and Sparta for 30 years. Wars 100 Points

25. Peloponnesian War

26. Wars 200 Points Special infantry formation of the Greek and Macedonian armies.

27. Phalanx Wars 200 Points

28. Wars 300 Points The war fought by a Mycenaean king against the city of Troy, once thought to be a legend.

29. Wars 300 Points Trojan War

30. Greek alliance formed during the Peloponnesian Wars Wars 400 Points

31. Delian League War 400 Points

32. A battle during the Persian Wars where 300 Spartans sacrificed their lives. War 500 Points

33. Thermopylae War 500 Points

34. The cultural capital of the Hellenistic World located in Egypt Hellenistic Period 100 Points

35. Alexandria

36. Hellenistic Period 200 Points The common language used in the Hellenistic cities.

37. Koine Hellenistic Period 200 Points

38. Hellenistic Period 300 Points Astronomer who incorrectly states that the earth is the center of the universe (geocentric theory)

39. Hellenistic Period 300 Points Ptolemy

40. Mathematician credited with estimating Pi and developing the pulley system. Hellenistic Period 400 Points

41. Archimedes Hellenistic Period 400 Points

42. 100ft tall bronze statue that was one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World. Hellenistic Period 500 Points

43. Colossus of Rhodes Hellenistic Period 500 Points

44. The Empire conquered by Alexander the Great Alexander the Great 100 Points

45. Persian Empire

46. Alexander the Great 200 Points Cause of Alexander’s death

47. malaria Alexander the Great 200 Points

48. Alexander the Great 300 Points Northern African country conquered by Alexander

49. Alexander the Great 300 Points Egypt

50. The 4 different cultures that blended together to create Hellenistic culture. Alexander the Great 400 Points

51. Greek, Persian, Indian, Egyptian Hellenistic Period 400 Points

52. Alexander’s Greek tutor Alexander the Great 500 Points

53. Aristotle Alexander the Great 500 Points

54. Put some closing remark here

55. The Daily Double