Places
Sparta
A city-state that focused on military
When boys turned 7 they joined the army
Poseiden
God of the Sea
Brother to Zeus
Hera
Queen of the Gods
Goddesses of Women’s Lives & Femininity
Socrates
Always asked the questions of why, lived a simple life, never wrote anything down
The importance of Olympia
Olympics!
Pindar wrote his poem
Myron made his statue
Marathon
26 miles away from Sparta.
Where we got the name marathon from that we use today.
Zeus
King of the Gods
Lightning
Thunder
Aphrodite
Goddesses of Love & Beauty
Plato
Student of Socrates
Wrote a book
Built a school in Olive Grove
Most decorated Olympians (male & female)
Michael Phelps & Simone Biles
Mount Olympus
Top of the mountain
Where Zeus called the gods to meet
Hephaestus
God of Fire
Blacksmith
Ares
God of War
Aristotle
Plato's student
Wanted to understand people
Looked for facts to prove what we think
Women's roles in the first Olympics
None. Their horses could be used, they could not participate or be nearby.
City states were located where
Between the mountains, in the valleys
Hermes
Messenger
Athena
Wisdom, War
Aspasia
Faught for womens rights
Who tried to take over Athens?
Persian Empire
Name 3 city-states
Mount Olympus, Sparta, Athens, Marathon, Thermopylae, Thebes, Salamis, Olympia
Apollo
God of Music, Poetry & Light
Artemis
God of Hunting, Wilderness & Animals
Fresco of Sosipatra of Ephesus
Started her own school
Contributions of Greece
philosophy, mathematics, architecture, and theater, their development of democracy, Olympics, Olive Tree