Ancient Greek Sports
When was the first Olympics held?
What is 776 B.C.
Who was the god of Darkness?
Who Is Erebus
What is something that Ancient Greece did to keep intruders out?
Build Walls
Where did all the gods live?
What is Mt. Olympus
A large open market place found in all Greek city-states?
What is Agora
Who was the Olympics honor in?
Who is Zues
Who is the god of Death?
Who is Thanatos
What two geographic features effected how Ancient Greece developed?
Mountains and seas.
What toy was invented by the Greeks that many children still play with?
What is Yo-Yo
The famous city of the Greeks. Also where the Great Trojan Horse idol took place.
What is Troy
What was the part of the pentathlon event?
What is Boxing
Who was the god of Language?
Who is Hermes
What kind of land form is Greece?
A peninsula
What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Sparta?
What is War and Fighting
A great writer in his time. Recorded history and helped H.S. find Troy.
What is Homer
True or False: The athletes that won the Olympics were considered big heroes in Greece?
What is True
Who was the god of the moon?
What is Helios
What is the Acropolis?
The place where people of power reside
What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Athens?
What is Art and Education
Made Athens a democracy.
What is Cleisthenes
What type of event was the only event in the first Olympics?
What is a 200-meter dash
Who was the god of Sleep?
Who is Hypnos
What three continents did Alexander the Great's empire spread across?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
What is Sparta and Athens
A hill with a flat top, such as the one with the Parthenon.
What is Acropolis