Memorize these and recognize 48.8% of all Ancient Greece clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta | 8 | The Helots were the unfree peasants of this militaristic city-state |
| 2 | Delphi | 7 | The Pythian Games were held every third year of the Olympiad at this Oracle city to honor Apollo |
| 3 | Aristotle | 5 | Inspiring in him an interest in philosophy & science, this Greek philosopher taught Alexander as a teenager |
| 4 | the Peloponnesian War | 5 | In 421 B.C. a general named Nicias negotiated an end to this war; 6 years later, Athens & Sparta were back at it |
| 5 | Socrates | 4 | In 399 B.C. this philosopher was convicted by a jury vote of 280-221 of corrupting the youth |
| 6 | Athens | 4 | City-state ruled by Pericles |
| 7 | Marathon | 3 | In 490 B.C. Pheidippides ran the 25 miles from this battle site to Athens with news of victory over the Persians |
| 8 | Macedonia | 3 | When Alexander set out to conquer Asia, he left Antipater as regent in charge of this home kingdom |
| 9 | Thermopylae | 2 | The name of this ancient mountain pass on Greece's east coast means "hot gates" |
| 10 | the Gordian Knot | 2 | According to legend & fulfilling a prophecy, at Phrygia Alexander boldly undid this object by cutting through it |
| 11 | Solon | 2 | The name of this wise lawgiver of around 600 B.C. has come to mean any legislator |
| 12 | Olympia | 2 | The modern men's discus weighs 4.4 pounds; the ones found at this site in Greece's Elis Valley weighed up to 9 pounds |
| 13 | Darius | 2 | After defeating him in battle, Alexander placed his own cloak over the corpse of his Persian foe, the III king of this name |
| 14 | Alexander the Great | 2 | The Hellenistic period in Ancient Greek art began with his conquests |
| 15 | a theater | 2 | The Odeon of Pericles, one of the first of these to have a permanent roof, had terrible acoustics |
| 16 | Parthenon | 2 | It's very likely that Sophocles & Socrates attended the dedication of this temple in 438 B.C. |
| 17 | the drachma | 2 | This unit of currency was first worth 6 iron cooking spits |
| 18 | a shield | 2 | A Hoplite was a soldier named for his hoplon, one of these that was round, heavy & made of wood & bronze |
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