The ruler of Mount Olympus: king of gods; god of the weather
Who is Zeus?
100
Greek priests and priestesses who were believed could speak with the gods.
Who were oracles?
100
The name of the Olympic event that is made up of five events and declares the best all-around-athlete.
What is the Pentathalon?
100
The Greeks placed great importance on one's ability to learn and reason. What is this term?
What is intellect?
100
Dionysus or Zeus?
The theater grew out of festivals given in honor of this god.
Who is Dionysis?
200
The goddess of love and beauty.
Who is Aphrodite?
200
Advice or statements given to predict what might happen in the future.
What is a prophecy?
200
The time of year and interval that the Greeks held their Olympic festival games.
What is mid-summer and every four years?
200
Today, people who search for knowledge and wisdom are known as scientists and _______________.
Who are philosophers?
200
A talk in which personal thoughts and feelings are expressed to an audience.
What is a soliloquy?
300
The god of war.
Who is Ares?
300
During the Golden Age, the Greeks worshiped the gods of this mountain.
What is Mount Olympus?
300
The Greeks stopped doing this during the Olympic Games.
What is fighting or war?
300
This philosophers and scientist walked throughout Athens trying to teach people how to think.
Who is Socrates?
300
The first Greek plays were these types of stories. These stories and were about suffering.
What are tragedies?
400
The goddess of crops, giver of grain and fruit.
Who is Demeter?
400
True or False.
Most ancient people feared their gods.
What is true?
400
True of False.
Teams competed against one another during Olympic events.
What is false?
400
This great thinker opened a school outside Athens and hoped to train government leaders. He opened the first Academy and wrote a book about an ideal stated called "The Republic".
Who is Plato?
400
The second type of play that came into being after the development of the tragedy play.
What is comedy?
500
The god of the sea and earthquakes; giver of horses to mortals.
Who is Poseidon?
500
The Greeks built these structures to honor their gods.
What are temples?
500
The name of the place where chariot races were held. This structure had an oval track and grandstands around it.
What is the Hippodrome?
500
One of Plato's brightest pupils, this individual was the first to classify, or group together. plants and animals that resemble each other. His system, with changes, is still used today.
Who is Aristotle?
500
The place where Greek plays were performed. They began at sunrise and went on all day.