Greek Gods/Goddesses
He is the king of the gods and the god of thunder and lightning.
Zeus
What did the Ancient Greeks invent that happened every 4 years. We still have it today.
the Olympic games
Name a Greek city-state we learned about.
Athens, Sparta, Thebes
Is a Spartan lifestyle very comfortable or plain and simple?
plain and simple
True or false: Socrates believed in collecting as much wealth and things as possible
False
She is the goddess of wisdom and the worshipped by the people of Athens.
Athena
Who did the Greeks have a war with twice?
The Persians
In which city-state did boys go to train for the military at age 7?
Sparta
What do we call a 26 mile race? A name that came from a place 26 miles away from Athens.
a marathon
In which city-state did citizens get to vote on leaders and laws?
Athens
Who was the messenger god?
Hermes
Who won the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae?
The Greeks
What is the temple built to honor Athena that still stands today in Athens?
The Parthenon
If you think something is marvelous, so you think it is wonderful or terrible?
It is wonderful
Name one contribution (something they gave us today) we have from Ancient Greece
Democracy, Olympics, building styles, marathon
Where were the gods and goddesses thought to live?
Mt. Olympus
Name one way Athens was different from Sparta
answers vary
Name one of the philosophers we learned about.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What word means teaching a wild animal to listen to commands and behave in a certain way?
Tame
Name one way women in Ancient Greece were treated differently from men
They were not citizens, they did not join the military, they could not vote, they could not compete in or watch the olympics
Who was the god of the sea and brother to Zeus?
Poseidon
Name an event at the Olympic games
foot races, horse races, chariot races, wrestling, discus, javelin, long jump
Who was a student of Aristotle that grew to be a powerful leader, conquering many lands?
Alexander the Great
What is the name of our type of government that we learned about from the people of Athens?
Democracy
What is one way we learned that the Greeks honored their gods?
they built temples, they held the olympic games