Origin
A famous leader from Macedonia
Who was Alexander The Great?
The Greeks believed this mountain was the home of the gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
The Greek God of The sky
Who was Zeus?
This staple food made from ground grain was eaten daily, often dipped in olive oil or wine
What is Bread?
This country is where Ancient Greece was located.
What is Greece?
A city state that had a very strong navy
What is Athens?
The Greek god of the sea, often depicted with a trident.
This system of government, first practiced in Athens, influenced modern political systems around the world.
What is democracy?
This popular fermented beverage was often diluted with water and consumed at social gatherings.
What Is Wine?
The ancient Greeks lived near this large body of water that connected them to other civilizations and allowed for trade.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This war between the Greeks and the city of Troy was made famous by Homer’s Iliad.
What is the Trojan war?
This term refers to the traditional stories the Greeks told to explain the world and the actions of the gods.
What are myths?
A year with Olympics In Greece
When was 1896?
Boys began formal education around this age, learning reading, writing, music, and physical training.
What is 7?
This island is where Zeus was hidden from kronos until he reached manhood.
What is Crete?
What are the two first letters of the Greek alphabet?
What is Alpha and Beta?
These sacred fires, never allowed to go out, were kept in temples dedicated to this goddess of the hearth.
Who is Hestia?
This famous Greek epic by Homer has influenced Western literature for centuries.
What is the Iliad (or Odyssey)?
Most Ancient Greeks lived in houses made from this sun-dried material.
This body of water lies between mainland Greece and Asia Minor.
What is the Aegean Sea?
These fortified hilltops became the centers of early Greek city-states.
What is an acropolis?
This god of the underworld rarely left his realm and was not considered evil, just stern and fair.
Who is Hades?
A famous philosopher who’s name starts with S
Who is Socrates?
This type of slave was responsible for accompanying and supervising boys on their way to school.
What is a pedagogue?
These fertile plains, such as the one in Boeotia, were rare and valuable in Ancient Greece.
What are agricultural plains (or Boeotian plains)?