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Question 1

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

Answer 1

Parthenon

Question 2

The hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built

Answer 2

Acropolis

Question 3

A great leader who developed Athens’s culture, democracy, and power during its Golden Age

Answer 3

Pericles

Question 4

A traditional story that helps explain a culture’s beliefs

Answer 4

Myth

Question 5

A decorative sculpture that fills the square space on a Greek building

Answer 5

Metope

Question 6

A horizontal band of sculptures found above the columns of a Greek building

Answer 6

Frieze

Question 7

The triangular upper part of the front of a Greek building

Answer 7

Pediment

Question 8

Famous Athenian sculptor who sculpted the statue of Athena inside the Parthenon

Answer 8

Phidias

Question 9

God of merriment (joy) and theater–the Theater of Dionysus held thousands of people

Answer 9

Dionysus

Question 10

The art of writing, acting in, and producing plays

Answer 10

Drama

Question 11

Type of thinking that looks at the meaning of life, justice, truth, and beauty. “the love of wisdom”

Answer 11

Philosophy

Question 12

Considered the founder of Western philosophy, he taught his students by asking thought provoking questions

Answer 12

Socrates

Question 13

Other influential Greek philosophers; Socrates was Plato’s teacher while Aristotle was Plato’s student

Answer 13

Plato/Aristotle

Question 14

Combat sport where men were allowed to punch, kick, and choke each other

Answer 14

Pancratium

Question 15

Athletic events, including horse races and chariot races, held as part of the festival called Panathenaea, honoring the goddess Athena

Answer 15

Panathenaic Games