The Olympics
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What gender competed in the Olympics?
Only male/men.
100
What types of swords did the Ancient Greeks use?
They used the Xiphos, Kopis, Makhaira, Acinaces, Gladius, Hoplon. (Possible answers.)
100
Which temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena in Athens?
The Parthenon.
100
Socates taught _____, who taught _________, who taught _________ ___ _____.
Plato, Aristotle, Alexander The Great.
100
What did the winner of the Ancient Greek Olympics receive?
An olive wreath.
200
Where did the Olympics take place?
Olympia, Greece.
200
What is the term for the type of armor, typically made of bronze, worn by soldiers, including the helmet, cuirass (chest armor), and greaves?
Panoply.
200
Upon which mountain does the Parthenon sit?
It sits on the Acropolis.
200
What does philosophy/philosophia mean?
The love of wisdom.
200
Which Greek runner ran 150 miles from Marathon to Athens to request help from the Athenians in preperation for the Battle of Marathon against the Persians?
The Greek runner Pheidippides.
300
The Ancient Olympic Games were held every how many years?
Every 4 years.
300
What is the name of the type of sling used by Greek soldiers to hurl stones?
A Sfendoni.
300
Which materials were used in the architecture of the Ancient Greek's temples and arches?
They used only limestone and marble.
300
How did Socrates die?
He drank hemlock poison.
300
What were the four primary types of government in Ancient Greece?
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They were Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Democracy.
400
Name 4 types of events at the ancient Olympics.
Boxing, wrestling, horse-racing, chariot-racing, javelin-throwing, running, jumping, discus-throwing, the pentathlon, the pankration, shot put. (Possible answers.)
400
Name 2 different types of shields used by the Greeks.
The Aspis, Pelte, Figure-of-Eight, Tower, Argive, and Dipylon. (Possible answers.)
400
What were the four periods of Ancient Greek art?
They were Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic.
400
How old was Socrates when he died? (General age range.) IF YOU GET IT EXACT, DOUBLE POINTS!
65-75. He was 70 years old.
400
Fun Fact! Choose. 1. How big was Ancient Greece in square miles or square kilometers? (Estimate. If exact, double points.) 2. What state is about the same size that Ancient Greece was?
VS 
ANCIENT GREECE. _______.
1. 50,984 square miles. (50,000-60,000.) 132,049 square kilometers. (130,000-133,000.) 2. Ancient Greece's area was roughly the size of Alabama today.
500
How long did training for the Ancient Greek Olympics last?
About 10 months.
500
What is the name of the long, 2-to-3-meter spear, often used by soldiers, that had a leaf-shaped bronze or iron head?
A Doru.
500
What age did Sparta boys train at to be in the army?
At 7 years old.
500
Aristotle believed that the Earth was the ______ of the universe.
Center.
500
What is "city-states" in Ancient Greek? ______.
Poleis.