Contributions
Leaders and Thinkers
Vocabulary
Gods and Goddesses
City-States
100

This sporting event was held in honor of Zeus.

What is The Olympics?

100

I was a great philosopher who lived very simply and always asked questions.

Who was Socrates?

100

To train to obey people

What is tame?

100

I summoned all the gods and goddesses to Mount Olympus. I am known to make lightning and thunder.

Who is Zeus?

100

In this city-state, if you were a boy, you had to train for war at the age of 7.

What is Sparta?

200

Name the tribute in honor of Pheidippides and his 26 mile run.

What is a Marathon?

200

I was a great philosopher who opened a school called “The Grove of Academe.”

Who is Plato?

200

Impressive or amazing

What is grand?

200

I am the god of the sea and I am known to make earthquakes happen.

Who is Poseidon?

200

In this city-state they were very concentrated on the arts and architecture.

What is Athens?

300

Name the statue Myron sculpted to honor The Olympics.

What is the Discuss Thrower?

300

I tamed Bucephalus when I was a young boy.

Who was Alexander the Great?

300

A special job or task

What is a mission?

300

I was on a mission to summon all the gods and goddesses.

Who is Hermes?

300

Athens is named after this goddess.

Who is Athena?

400

This U.S. Memorial gets its inspiration from the Parthenon.

What is the Lincoln Memorial?

400

I was a great philosopher who believed in balance and whose studies in science are still used today.

Who was Aristotle?

400

A way of governing, or ruling, that gives the people the power to choose their leaders and help create their own laws

What is democracy?

400

I am the goddess of plants and harvest. I am known to cause good olive harvests.

Who is Demeter?

400

This is the city-state where democracy was born.

What is Athens?

500

Athens' greatest contribution to the world is _________.

What is democracy?

500

I became famous for the many areas I conquered.

Who was Alexander the Great?

500

A gift or compliment given to honor the contributions of a particular person or group

What is a tribute?

500

I am the new god Zeus announced, and the god of grapes, festivities, and theater.

Who is Dionysus?

500

Name the king who attacked the city-state of Athens.

Who is Xerxes?