Warfare
Theatre
Gods & Goddesses
Facts
Bonus Questions
100
They were the warships of Ancient Greece.
What were Triremes?
100
They were outside and bowl-shaped on hillsides.
What were theatres?
100
He was the ruler of the gods. (Lightning bolts!)
Who was Zeus?
100
They loved to talk and they did the shopping.
Who were Greek men (of Ancient Athens)?
100
It was a series of wars between Athens and Sparta (which seriously weakened Greece).
What was the Peloponnesian War?
200
It was a trick used to get Greek soldiers into Troy when they were at war.
What was the Trojan Horse?
200
Actors wore them so the audience knew which character they were.
What were masks?
200
The capital of Greece was named after this goddess. (Owl and armor!)
Who was Athena?
200
Almost every household had one or more of these helpers.
Who were slaves?
200
It was the place where the chorus stood. Now we use the word for a group of musicians.
What was the orkestra? (orchestra)
300
There were about 170 of them on a warship.
What were the oars (or oarsmen) on the Greek Triremes?
300
It was the building where the actors changed costumes.
What was the skene?
300
He was the god who ruled the sea. (Trident!)
Who was Poseidon?
300
It was the temple to Athena on the acropolis.
What was the Parthenon?
300
This goddess was a sister of the ruler of the gods, and her symbol was the fire on the hearth.
Who was Hestia?
400
They were Greek soldiers trained from the time they were 7 years old--they were tough!
Who were Spartans?
400
It was used to make actors "fly" on stage--probably the first "special effect" ever used in plays.
What was the crane?
400
She was married to the ruler of the gods, and a beautiful bird (?) was her symbol.
Who was Hera? (Peacock!)
400
This city gave women many rights, since they ran things while the men were often away at war.
What was Sparta?
400
This was the name of the marketplace area in Athens.
What was the agora?
500
It was part of the Greek warship used to damage or sink an enemy ship.
What was the battering ram on the front of the Triremes?
500
They got front row seats at the plays.
Who were the judges, priests, and VIPs at the theatre?
500
This animal was the symbol of the god (?) of the underworld.
What was Cerberus? Who was Hades?
500
It was the way Greeks often decorated vases and urns that held liquids.
What was the red-on-black and black-on-red painting?
500
It is the Dewey Decimal Number on the spine of books about Ancient Greece.
What is 938?
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