The Olympics
Myth/ Hercules
Roman Aqueducts
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100

What was the name of the village in Greece where the first Olympic games were held?

Olympia

100

What is an ancient Greek or Roman story that tries to explain things in nature?

Myth

100

Where did people get their water from hundreds of years ago?

Wells or streams

100

What is the biggest continent? 

Asia

100

Name the ocean on the east coast of China.

Pacific Ocean

200

Who could take part in the Olympics 3,000 years ago?

Men who were greek citizens

200

Why were myths created?

To try to answer big questions like "why do things happen the way they do?'

200

What are aqueducts?

Huge ditches that carry water from where it was available to where people needed it.

200

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)

200

Name the ocean on the east of the United States.

Atlantic Ocean

300

Name two events that took place in the first Olympics.

running, wrestling, throwing disks, horseback riding, chariot races

300

Who is Hercules' father?

Zeus

300

How did the water get transported through the aqueducts from the lake to the city?

gravity, they sloped downhill

300

What is philanthropy?

actions that people make for the good of others

300

On which continent is Greece located?

Europe

400

What are the two catigories the Olympics are split into today?

Summer and Winter

400

How many heroic labors did Hercules do to make up for his crime?

12

400

What were aqueducts' pipes made out of

lead or terra cotta (baked clay)

400

What are values?

A way of behaving that people believe is good

400

What hemisphere is the United States in?

Western

500

Which idea from the Greek courts do we still use in the United States today?

a jury

500

What did Hera send to kill Hercules?

Poisonous snakes

500

What year were aqueducts first invented?

312 B.C.

500

How many people were on a jury in ancient Greece?

How many are on a jury in the U.S.

500

12

500

What is the smallest continent South of Greece?

Australia

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