Greek Gods
Sparta
Athens
Alexander the Great
The Olympics
100
I am the king of all of the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus.
Who is Zeus?
100
This is the age that a Spartan boy begins his formal training for life in the army.
What is age 7?
100
This Greek goddess gave an olive tree to the Athenians.
Who was Athena?
100
Alexander the Great was the son of this king.
Who was King Phillip?
100
These contests were held to honor Zeus.
What are the Olympic Games.
200
According to Greek legend, the Greek city-state of Athens was named after me after I offered the Athenians the gift of the olive tree.
Who is Athena?
200
Pheidippides ran to Sparta to ask them to help in the war against the Persians. Now we hold races of the distance he ran called these.
What are marathons?
200
This is the type of government that started in Athens where the people voted on representatives.
What is democracy?
200
This was the area north of Greece where Alexander the Great was from.
Where was Macedonia?
200
I was the sculptor who sculpted The Discuss Thrower.
Who was Myron?
300
I am the messenger god and I wore winged sandals and a winged helmet. I also led lost travelers back in the right direction.
Who is Hermes?
300
This was the number of Spartan soldiers who held back the large Persian army at Thermopylae.
What was 300?
300
This great philosopher taught many students by simply asking questions.
Who was Socrates?
300
When Alexander the Great noticed his soldiers needed a boost, he would yell this during battle.
What was "CHARGE!"?
300
I was the poet who wrote poems that taught Greeks to do the best with the talents that they had.
Who was Pindar?
400
I am the brother of Zeus and the god of the sea. I have a three pronged pitchfork called a trident.
Who is Poseiden?
400
King Darius had this son who led the Persian army against the Spartans and other Greeks because of Darius' failed attempt to conquer Greece.
Who was King Xerces?
400
This temple was built to honor the goddess Athena and is considered an architectural marvel for its beauty.
What was the Parthenon?
400
Alexander went on a great one of these as he traveled through Persia and western India, winning many battles.
What was a conquest?
400
This was the one event that women could compete in in the original Olympic games.
What were chariot races?
500
I am the greatest of hunters and huntresses. I am great with a bow and arrow.
Who is Artemis?
500
This type of light was what the Spartans "prefered" to fight in as many Persian arrows filled the sky.
What was the shade?
500
This great philosopher was a student of Socrates and became the teacher of Alexander the Great.
Who was Aristotle?
500
Alexander tamed a horse by learning he was afraid of his own...this.
What was his shadow?
500
This is the number of years between Olympic Games.
What were four years?