Geography
Wars
Terms
Gods/Goddesses
Olympics
100
Where the gods and goddesses were believed to have lived.
What is Mount Olympus
100
This poet wrote about the Trojan War.
What is Homer.
100
A body of land completely surrounded by water.
What is an island.
100
The supreme ruler, cloud gatherer, lord of the sky, and rain god.
What is Zeus.
100
This is the number of years between each Olympic games.
What is four.
200
Capitol of Greece today. It was named after the goddess Athena.
What is Athens.
200
A soldier ran from Marathon to Greece to share the outcome of this war.
What is the Persian War
200
A form of government where citizens vote to make government decisions.
What is Democracy.
200
The god of war and son of Zeus and Hera.
What is Ares.
200
A branch of this tree was given as a prize.
What is an olive tree.
300
The sea to the west of Greece.
What is the Ionian Sea.
300
These are two city-states who fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War.
What are Athens and Sparta.
300
A clearing in the land by the acropolis that served as a marketplace and meeting place for the ancient Greeks.
What is the agora.
300
Zeus' wife and sister.
What is Hera.
300
The length of the very first Olympic Games.
What is one day.
400
The largest Greek island.
What is Crete.
400
This is the time period in Athens that followed the Persian War and ended after the Peloponnesian War.
What is the Golden Age.
400
The search for wisdom and the right way to live. Socrates and Plato were famous Greeks who explored this.
What is Philosophy.
400
The son of Zeus and messenger to mortals.
What is Hermes.
400
The year the very first games were held in Olympia.
What is 776.
500
The city defeated in the Trojan War, now located in modern day Turkey.
What is Troy.
500
Who won the Persian War?
What is the Greeks
500
A large hill where city residents could seek shelter and safety in times of war.
What is the Acropolis.
500
The healer, archer god, sun god, and master musician.
What is Apollo.
500
The most popular event in the ancient Greek Olympic games.
What were the Chariot Races.
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