Vocab
What is a Greek city-state called?
Polis
Who was the wife of Zeus?
Hera
_____ is the god of the sun.
Apollo
Greek Olympics were held every four years, known as an.
Olympiad
True or False. If false, change it to true. The Olympic gods were viewed as real people?
False, immortals
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are examples of Ancient Greek what?
Philosophers
Poseidon is the God of what?
Seas
______ philosopher focused on reality vs imaginary
Plato
True or False. Ancient Olympic events included Boxing, Javelin, Running, and swimming
False
What were spartan slaves called?
Helots
A government where the power is vested in the people
Democracy
True or False. If false, make it become true. Aphrodite is the goddess of wisdom.
False, Love.
At the end of the Greek Dark Ages, ______ emerged as the greatest epic poet in history.
Homer
Instead of medals, ancient time athletes were awarded with.
Wreaths of olive branches
Who was in the Pelopponnesian war and wrote an "unbiased" account of the war?
Thucyddes
True or False. If false what needs to be corrected? Spartan slaves were called ephors.
False, Helots.
Who is the god of war?
Ares
_____ were groups of traveling teachers who taught young men in Greece.
When were women allowed to compete in the Ancient Olympic Games?
When Greeks decided to honor Hera
The Athenians and Spartans formed these during the Peloponnesian War.
Athenians formed the Delian League. Spartans formed the Peloponnesian League.
An epic poem that was a sequel written by Homer.
The Odyssey
In Greek mythology, the gods were _____ and lived on ___ ____
Immortal and Mount Olympus
Centers where people could meet for political, religious, and social activities in Greece are called ______
Polis
What type of events was the Olympic games?
Athletic and Religious
Which epic poem takes place during the Trojan War and which takes place after.
The Iliad then The Odyssey.