Geography/Daily Life
In which continent is Greece located?
Europe
Where did the ancient Greeks believe that the gods and goddesses lived?
On Mount Olympus
What is the name of the famous temple (built on a hill) in ancient Greece?
The Parthenon
Where did the first Olympic games take place?
Olympia
What was the purpose of creating courts?
A system used to deal with crime and criminals
What is an agora?
The marketplace
What was Athena the goddess of?
war and wisdom
What is another word for play?
Drama
What did ancient Greek actors wear?
Masks
What was used to limit a speaker's time?
water clock
Stories that use animals to teach moral lessons to children are called...
fables
Who was the Greek hero in our movie?
Hercules
Why were myths told in ancient Greece?
What is the famous Olympic Greek sculpture called?
The Discuss Thrower
What style of government did we receive from the ancient Greeks?
democracy
What two words best describe the land of Greece?
Rocky
Mountainous
How did the Greeks win the war in the famous books of poetry called "The Iliad and the Odyssey?"
By presenting the Trojan Horse to the people of Troy.
Name two Greek philosophers.
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
A promise doctors make to care for their patients to the best of their ability.
What were three requirements for citizenship?
Male
18 years of age
Born in Athens
Not a slave
Name three city-states in ancient Greece
Sparta
Corinth
Athens
Argos
Megara
Who was the king and queen of the Olympian gods/goddesses?
Zeus and Hera
What are the three styles of Greek columns?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Name two things people in ancient Greece were shown doing on painted pottery?
juggling and playing checkers
fighting in war
What is the United States branch of government that is most like the ancient Greek assembly (makes laws)?
Legislative Branch