Ancient Olympics
Name what is placed on the head of the winner after a footrace.
wreath of olives
On what island did the first Greek civilization form?
Crete
What shape were most Greek buildings?
rectangular
Who was battling during the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
True or False... each city -state ruled itself and had its own customs.
True
A horse drawn _________ lines up at the start of an oval track.
chariot
The Minoans built ___________ and covered them with paintings.
palaces / walls
Name the most famous example of Greek architecture.
the Parthenon
Name the person who became the king of Macedonia at age twenty.
Alexander
Name the city state on the Aegean Sea.
Athens
Name two other Olympic events in addition to footraces and chariot races.
wrestling, boxing, pentathlon
Who did the Mycenaeans conquer?
the Minoans
What early scientist learned that the moon did not make its own light?
Anaxagoras
Who defeated the Persian king?
King Alexander
Who could vote in Athens?
Men
How many years did the Greek Olympics last?
1,000
Why did the Mycenaeans attack the city of Troy?
to rescue Helen, the wife of the King of Sparta
Who settled in cities on the Greek mainland?
the Mycenaeans
Name the most famous city Alexander founded.
Alexandria , Egypt
Each Greek city state formed its own ___________.
Ancient Greece is often called the cradle of ____________.
Western civilization
The Odyssey tells the story of the hero of _____________ .
Odysseus
Name three things that Socrates studied.
life, death and other mysteries of the natural world
What marked the end of the Hellenistic Age?
the defeat of the last Greek kingdom
What was expected of every adult male in Sparta?
military service