What was the name of the village in Greece where the first Olympic games were held?
Olympia
What is an ancient Greek or Roman story that tries to explain things in nature?
Myth
Where did people get their water from hundreds of years ago?
Wells or streams
What is the biggest continent?
Asia
Name the ocean on the east coast of China.
Pacific Ocean
Who could take part in the Olympics 3,000 years ago?
Men who were greek citizens
Why were myths created?
To try to answer big questions like "why do things happen the way they do?'
What are aqueducts?
Huge ditches that carry water from where it was available to where people needed it.
What is being a good sport?
Playing by the rules, saying sorry when you hurt someone, not throwing a fit when you lose, (up to Mrs. Greder to decide it the answer is correct)
Name the ocean on the east of the United States.
Atlantic Ocean
Name two events that took place in the first Olympics.
running, wrestling, throwing disks, horseback riding, chariot races
Who is Hercules' father?
Zeus
How did the water get transported through the aqueducts from the lake to the city?
gravity, they sloped downhill
What is philanthropy?
actions that people make for the good of others
On which continent is Greece located?
Europe
What are the two catigories the Olympics are split into today?
Summer and Winter
How many heroic labors did Hercules do to make up for his crime?
12
What were aqueducts' pipes made out of
lead or terra cotta (baked clay)
What are values?
A way of behaving that people believe is good
What hemisphere is the United States in?
Western
Which idea from the Greek courts do we still use in the United States today?
a jury
What did Hera send to kill Hercules?
Poisonous snakes
What year were aqueducts first invented?
312 B.C.
How many people were on a jury in ancient Greece?
How many are on a jury in the U.S.
500
12
What is the smallest continent South of Greece?
Australia