City-States
What is a city-state?
An independent city
Who is the King of the Gods?
Zeus
Where were the Olympics held?
Olympia
What country kept trying to attack Greece?
Persia
Who was the king of Greece?
Alexander The Great
What were two of the Greek city-states?
Sparta, Olympia, Athens, Thebes
On what mountain were the gods believed to have lived on?
Mount Olympus
Who were allowed to attend the Ancient Olympic games?
Men
Which city-state was defeated after the Battle of Thermopolyae?
Sparta
What was Alexander The Great's greatest accomplishment?
He created the largest empire in the world.
Athens
How many gods were there?
12 Greek Gods
What is one difference about today's Olympics and Ancient Greece's Olympics?
Today: more sports
Ancient Greece: javelin throwing & foot races
Who won both of the Greek battles?
The Greece city-states
What was Alexander The Great like as a boy?
Small, weak, not strong
What did Athena give the people of Athens?
Olive Tree
What was Poseidon the god of?
Sea & Storms
What was one of the games that were played in Ancient Greece?
Foot racing, javelin throwing
What strategy did the Greeks use to beat Persia?
The formed a circle around the Persian army.
How did Alaexander The Great become a successful fighter?
Training hard as a runner and swimmer and practicing with his sword and spear
Which was a closed city-state?
Sparta
Who was the messenger god?
Hermes
What did the Olympian get when he won the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece?
What was one of the battles that Greek fought in?
The Battle of Thermopolaye
The Battle of Marathon
Who took over ALexander The Great's empire after he passed away?
No one! They were not able to match the success of Alexander The Great