Vocabulary
Geography
Olympics
Athens or Sparta?
100
This is a central meeting place in Greek cities.
What is an agora?
100
This is the study of the Earth's environment.
What is geography?
100
These people were not allowed to participate in the Olympics.
Who are women?
100
This was a military city-state.
What is Sparta?
200
This is something that can be bought or sold.
What is a commodity?
200
This is a high city.
What is an acropolis?
200
The Olympics began as a festival to honor this god.
Who is Zeus?
200
This city-state had a democracy.
What is Athens?
300
This is a group of people who make laws.
What is an assembly?
300
This is a sheltered place along a coast used to protect ships.
What is a harbor?
300
This Olympic event actually included 5 different events.
What is the pentathlon?
300
This was a right that women did not have in Athens.
What is the right to own property or to vote?
400
This is a government ruled by a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
400
This is a Greek city-state.
What is a polis?
400
This was an event where an athlete would throw a long wooden spear.
What is javelin?
400
Father's could do this to baby girls if they chose.
What is leave them on a hillside to die?
500
This is a type of government in which a small group of citizens make decisions.
What is an oligarchy?
500
This is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger lands.
What is an isthmus?
500
The athletes would have to do this on the first day of the Olympics.
What is take an oath?
500
This was the goal of Sparta's government.
What is to train good soldiers?
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