Gods & Goddesses
Who is the ruler of the Gods and Goddesses in Greek Mythology?
Zeus
What was the name of the first mortal woman (hint: she had a box she wasn’t supposed to open)?
Pandora
Who was killed by the senators in Ancient Rome?
Julius Caesar
What was the name of the Roman Empire’s first emperor?
Augustus
What did Galen use to study anatomy?
Animal bodies
What Goddess was the capital of Greece named after?
Athena
How many labors did Hercules have to complete in total?
12
Which 3 continents did the Roman Empire span through?
Europe, Asia and Africa
Augustus was the grand-nephew of ________
Julius Caesar
What was Hades God of?
The underworld
What is the symbol related to Zeus?
Thunder Bolt
What’s the name of the tallest mountain in Greece?
Mount Olympus
What was the Grand Finale for the Colosseum games?
Staged Naval Battles (filled up the colosseum with water and fought)
What is the form of government called when only one person has most of the power (like Rome under Augustus)?
An Empire
What animal saved Remus and Romulus?
A wolf
Who was the Roman God of War?
Mars
How did Hercules keep the snake's heads from re-growing?
Fire
What was the name of the Library that had all the books in the world?
Library of Alexandria
What was Rome before it became an Empire?
A republic
Who killed Remus?
Romulus (his brother)
What is Athena’s sacred animal?
Owl
What is Prosephone’s main symbol? (Hint: she ate this in the underworld)
Pomegranete
Where was Caesar killed?
The Theatre of Pompey
What was the Pax Romana?
A period of 200 years of peace (no major wars, and people could focus on trade and art)
Galen discovered that the ____, not the ____, controls the human body.
Brain .... Heart