Ancient Greece

1. In Greek architecture there were three main types of columns that were used for the past 2500 years. Which one is not one of them?

2. Which Greek historian chronicled the Persian Wars and is often called the Father of History?

3. What was the name of Odysseus' wife whom he married at the end of the Homer's Odyssey?

4. Who did Paris pick as the most beautiful goddess and as a reward she cast a spell on Helen to make her fall in love with Paris?

5. Who came up with the idea for the Trojan horse that helped the Greeks defeat the Trojans in the Trojan War?

6. Who is the greatest of all the Trojan warriors and King Priam's son?

7. Who took Helen from King Menelaus?

8. Who did Spartans fight in the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC?

9. Who did the people of Troy fight in the Trojan War?

10. How many Spartans fought in the Battle of Thermopylae?

11. Which king led a small army of Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae?

12. Peloponnesian War was fought between which two leading city-states in Ancient Greece?

13. Which Greek military victory was reported to the Athenians by a messenger who ran about 42 km and then died from exhaustion?

14. Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?

15. Which Greek philosopher founded the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the western world?

16. Who won the Peloponnesian wars?

17. What famous philosopher was put to death by the Greeks for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings?

18. What do we call the last period of Ancient Greece, before they were conquered by the Romans?

19. Which famous historian cataloged the events in Peloponnesian War?

20. Who wrote an oath to uphold ethical medical standards, and a version of it still observed by medical professionals today?

21. Which famous ancient Greek mathematician developed the theorem that a2 + b2 = c2?

22. Which two city-states were the principal enemies in the Peloponnesian War?

23. Which poet is considered one of Greek poetry's fathers, and is famous for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

24. What Greek city-state was named for the goddess of wisdom, defense and war?

25. On what island did ancient Greek civilization originate?

26. Which city Greeks used the Trojan horse to enter?

27. Who killed the Trojan Prince Hector?

28. Who was husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon?

29. Who was Paris' father?

30. How long lasted the war between the Greeks and the Trojans?

31. When were the first Ancient Olympic games held?

32. When did the city of Troy fell to invading Greek armies?

33. How did Alexander the Great die?

34. On what island the Minoan civilization existed during 3000-1450 BC?

35. Who is credited with making the first map of the known world?