Vocabulary
This word means "simple and basic, not fancy". It is also what you would call a person from Sparta.
What is spartan?
This is a sports competition started in ancient Greece. Now, people from all over the world still compete in it.
What are the Olympics?
I am the goddess of war and wisdom. Athens is named after me after I offered them an olive tree.
Who is Athena?
This is a city-state that focuses heavily on its military and has two kings. All the boys here must start training for the army when they turn seven.
What is Sparta?
I was the most famous Greek philosopher. I believed in helping my community, asking questions, and not taking more than I need.
Who is Socrates?
This word means doing something by yourself (like reading).
What is independently?
This plant was the main crop grown in ancient Greece. It is still used for many things today.
What are olives?
I am the king of the Greek gods and the god of thunder.
Who is Zeus?
This is a city-state that focused on art, architecture, and philosophy. Their leader was chosen by the citizens.
What is Athens?
Leonidas was the general at the battle of Thermopylae and a king of this city-state.
What is Sparta?
This word can mean a television station or a manmade river.
What is channel?
This is the word for designing buildings. Ancient Greeks contributed to this with temples like the Parthenon.
What is architecture?
I am the messenger god. In our story, I sent a message to all of the other gods so we could all meet.
Who is Hermes?
This city-state was the site of a large battle against the Persians. One soldier, Pheidippides, ran from this city to Sparta and back to ask for help, so a long running race is now named after this city-state.
What is Marathon?
Pericles was a general and the leader of this city-state.
What is Athens?
This is a word for someone who studies life, knowledge, and the truth. We learned about some of these in ancient Greece.
What is philosopher?
This form of government, where people vote for their leaders instead of having a king or queen, was invented in ancient Greece.
What is democracy?
I am the god of the ocean. I tried to become the patron god of Athens, but I was not successful.
Who is Poseidon?
Name one of the obstacles that prevented Xerxes and the Persians from attacking Athens directly.
The wide channel or the high mountains.
I am one of the students of Socrates who later became a famous philosopher as well.
Who is Plato or Aristotle?
Give an example of "breaking a record".
Answers may vary. (Running faster than anyone else, lifting something heavier than anyone else, winning more medals than anyone else, etc.)
Name one difference between the ancient Greek Olympics and the modern Olympics.
Women can compete now, people from lots of different countries compete now, there are more events, etc.
This is the place where all of the Greek gods and goddesses live.
What is Mt. Olympus?
This is where an important battle between 300 Spartan soldiers and thousands of Persian soldiers took place.
What is Thermopylae?
Sosipatra of Ephesus was an ancient Greek woman who was famous for this job (and even opened her own school for it).
What is philosopher?