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Where did Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
What is on top of the mountain, Olympus.
100
When were the first Olympics held and where where they held?
What is in 776 BC in the city of Olympia?
100
Who were the first settlers of Greece?
What is shepherds, farmers, and fisherman?
100
True or False: Ancient Greeks ate dinner while lying on their sides.
What is true!
100
At what age did Alexander become king of Macedonia?
What is at the age of 20!
200
Greeks built large temples for their gods. Give two facts about these temples that were built.
What is inside the temples were statues of the god. The statues were tall and covered with gold and ivory.
200
What was the original purpose of the first Olympics?
What is it was a festival to honor the god, Zeus.
200
Olive trees grew very well in Greece's dry, rocky soil. What did Greeks believe olive trees were symbols of?
What is strength and peace?
200
What did ancient greek children sleep in? Until what age did they sleep in these?
What is whicker baskets until they were seven years old.
200
Name one piece of literature Homer, a great Greek poet wrote.
What is The Illiad or The Odyssey.
300
Tell me about the festivals that were held to honor gods and goddesses.
What is Greeks would bring food and gifts to give their gods. Sporting events were included in these festivals along with music and dancing.
300
What did judges of the Olympics wear?
What is purple cloaks and laurel wreaths on their head.
300
In the city-state of Athens who please describe the voting process. Who could vote? Who couldn't vote?
What is male citizens, age 20 or older could vote. To be a citizen you were actually born in Athens. Women and slaves could not vote.
300
The land area of Greece is slightly smaller than what state in the U.S.A?
What is Alabama.
300
What is a philosopher? Name two philosophers of ancient Greece and something they are known for.
What is a philosopher is someone who loves learning and they were often teachers. Socrates was a philosopher who believed a good person was a happy person and that money is not enough to make someone happy. Plato was a philosopher who ran a school called the Academy.
400
What was Athena's main job?
What is to protect Athens from Poseidon, who wanted the city for himself.
400
During the Olympic season, a truce was called to temporarily end all wars. Name two of the rules of the truce.
What is war stop for three months during the training and the game. Armies and armed men could not enter Olympic grounds. There was no death penalty for punishment during the Olympics. Athletes could go through any city-state on their way to the Olympics.
400
At what age in the city-state of Sparta did boys learn to be soldiers?
What is seven?
400
What was the official language of education the Roman Empire?
What is Greek?
400
Who was Hippocrates and how is his work still alive and practiced today?
What is Hippocrates was a Greek doctor who studied the human body and how it works. He wrote an oath, called the Hippocratic oath, where doctors promise to not do harm.
500
Name three gods or goddesses and what they were the god or goddess of.
What is Zeus (ruler of the gods), Hera (goddess of marriage and the wife of Zeus), Poseidon (god of the seas and Zeus's brother), Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty), Athena (goddess of wisdom, the arts and war), Phoebus Apollo (god of the sun, healing, music and poetry).
500
Tell me about Kallipateira and why she is significant to the Olympics?
What is Kallipateira was a woman who dressed up like a man to watch her son compete in the Olympics. Her father and brother were Olympic winner. After her son won, she went out to congratulate him and her clothes came loose revealing she was a woman! She was not punished because she came from a famous family.
500
Why did the two Greek armies of Sparta and Mycenae decide to go to war with Troy?
What is King Menelaus's wife was captured by the Trojans and the Greek armies decided to go to war with the city of Troy.
500
The Green Alphabet was the forerunner of the alphabet we use in English today. With your entire team participating, please recite the Greek alphabet.
What is alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lamda, mu, nu, xi, omikron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi ,chi, psi, omega.
500
Tell me about the Battle of Issus with four facts you have learned.
What is Alexander invaded Turkey and the Macedonians were outnumbered, but Alexander's army was stronger. Alexander went up against King Phillip, King of Persia. Alexander did not have a powerful fleet of ships. They fought for seven months before Alexander captured the city.
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