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100
Who went to school in Ancient Greece?
Boys
100
Name the three most powerful brothers on Mount Olympus.
Zeus Hades Poseidon
100
Who is the god/ goddess of music, medicine and the sun?
Apollo
100
Where might you go to see an outdoor play or recited poetry?
Theater
100
Name an important figure from Ancient Greece.
Alexander the Great, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Metrodora, Archimedes etc.
200
Where would you go to buy food in ancient Greece?
Agora
200
What was Artemis the god of?
The Hunt
200
What could be a typical meal in ancient Greece?
bread, vegetables, fish, cheese, olives (not meat)
200
Would you find men or women acting at a theater in ancient Greece?
Men
200
Name 2 events you could see at the ancient Olympic games.
running, jumping, discus, javelin, chariots etc.
300
What is a city-state?
Self governed city.
300
Who was the patron god/ goddess of Athens?
Athena
300
What is the name for the clothes worn by men and women in ancient Greece?
Chiton
300
Name the three important Greek columns.
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
300
What do you call the type of government invented in Athens where decisions are made by the people?
Democracy
400
What is one thing you would learn about if you were a student in ancient Greece?
reading, writing, math, history, music
400
Who was the god/ goddess of the harvest?
Demeter Bonus: Who was her daughter?
400
What happened if there was a war during the Olympics?
A truce was called until the end of the games.
400
What do you call the triangle under the roof of a temple. There are often many carvings and statues in this area.
Pediment
400
Why did the Greeks create myths?
To explain things they couldn't explain through science
500
How old would you be to go to military training if you lived in Athens? What about if you lived in Sparta
Athens- 18 Sparta- 6 or 7
500
Which two Olympians were not allowed to live on Mount Olympus?
Hades, Hephaestus
500
Explain one difference between Athens and Sparta.
Answers vary
500
What type of column would you find on the Parthenon?
Doric
500
When the Greeks talked about democracy, did they think that every person should have a vote? What were some of the requirements in order to vote?
Man, both parents born in Athens, land owner, not a slave
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