Ancient Greece - Part 1

Landform surrounded by water on three sides.

• peninsula

• gulf

• strait

• isthmus

Epic poem that tells the story of the Trojan Wars.

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• Theseus

  and the Minotaur

• Olympics

A holy person who the ancient Greeks believed could communicate with the gods.

• oracle

• colony

• minotaur

• agora

Ancient Greek word meaning "city-state."

• polis

• agora

• oracle

• colony

A large gathering place and market in an ancient Greek city.

• agora

• acropolis

• polis

• oracle

Step-like structures built into hillside and steep slopes to be used for farming.

• terrace

• minotaur

• peninsula

• acropolis

Fortified area at the top of a hill in an ancient Greek city-state.

• acropolis

• agora

• Temple of Zeus

• Olympics

Ancient Greek poet and writer.

He wrote the history of the Trojan Wars.

• Homer

• Pythia

• Theseus

• Agamemnon

Legendary king of the Mycenae.

May have led the Greeks to attack Troy.

• Agamemnon

• Homer

• King Minos

• Theseus

The most important ancient Greek oracle was found at which city-state?

• Delphi

• Athens

• Knossos

• Olympia