Religious Practices
Olympics
The Theater
Science
Gods and Goddesses
100
Greek priests and priestesses who, it was believed, could speak with the gods
Who were oracles?
100
the Olympics were held to honor the god. . .
What is Zeus?
100
the two types of plays
What are comedy and tragedy?
100
Athenian philosopher who was interested in the thinking process
Who is Socrates?
100
goddess of wisdom; daughter of Zeus
Who is Athena?
200
the number of major gods and goddesses the Greeks worshiped on Mt. Olympus
What is 12?
200
these would stop while the Olympic games were going on
What are wars?
200
theater grew out of festivals honoring this god
Who is Dionysus?
200
Socrates was sentenced to __________ because others saw his ideas as dangerous
What is death?
200
messenger to mortals; son of Zeus
Who is Hermes?
300
how Greeks approached their gods
What is with dignity?
300
one of the most exciting events using at first four horses and then two
What are chariot races?
300
plays that were performed in the morning and plays that were performed in the afternoon
What are tragedies (a.m.) and comedies (p.m.)?
300
student of Socrates who started the Academy
Who is Plato?
300
god of the sea and earthquakes
Who is Poseidon?
400
they honored their gods by building ___________ and holding festivals
What are temples?
400
Olympic winners were. . .
What is heroes?
400
Sophocles, Euripides and ______________ wrote tragedies
Who is Aeschylus?
400
a possible explanation Aristotle added to the scientific method
What is hypothesis?
400
god of joyous life and hospitality
Who is Dionysus?
500
the most famous oracle was at. . .
What is Delphi?
500
the first recorded date in Greek history and the date of the first Olympic Games
What is 776 B.C.?
500
wrote comedies
Who is Aristophanes?
500
a list of rules about how doctors should help their patients drawn up by Hippocrates
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
500
wife of Zeus
Who is Hera?
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