History
List three words we use that are Greek.
What are panic, atom, architect, democracy, ethics, logic, myth, nectar, alphabet, theme, psychology, gymnasium, school, etc.?
A Greek city-state.
What is a polis?
Where Greek gods and goddesses lived.
What is Mt. Olympus?
Goddess of beauty and love.
Who is Aphrodite?
This is where Greeks spent nearly all of their waking hours.
What is outdoors?
A building where you might find an ancient Greek working out.
What is the gymnasium?
Ruler and king of all gods on Mt. Olympus; also god of the weather.
Who is Zeus?
God of the sun.
Who is Apollo?
Greece's three main exports.
What are olive oil, grains, and grapes (wine)?
Name one country or region that traded with the Greeks.
What is Egypt?
What is the Near East?
Goddess of wisdom; patron goddess of Athens; patron of household crafts; daughter of Zeus.
Who is Athena?
God of war and combat.
Who is Ares?
This Greek island became a flourishing sea power from about 2,500 to 1,500 B.C.
What is Crete?
A legendary monarch of Crete.
Who is Minos?
Wife of Zeus.
Who is Hera?
God of orators, writers, and commerce, protector of thieves and of mischief-makers; messenger to mortals; son of Zeus.
Who is Hermes?
This famous poet wrote about the siege and capture of Troy in his great epic poem, the Iliad.
Who is Homer?
The only Greeks allowed to vote after open debate in the Assembly.
Who are free males?
God of fire and of artisans; husband of Aphrodite; he was the only "ugly" god.
who is Hephaestus?
Goddess of crops.
Who is Demeter?