Greek Gods & Goddesses
Who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
Most Ancient Greeks worked in this job
Farmer
Greece is located near this sea
Mediterranean Sea
What was the name of the athletic competition held every four years in honour of Zeus?
The Olympic Games.
This hero defeated the Minotaur in the Labyrinth
Theseus
Goddess of wisdom and warfare.
Athena
What was the main food eaten by Ancient Greeks?
Olives, Bread,
What type of landform covers most of Greece?
Mountains
What did Ancient Greeks believe caused lightning and thunder?
Zeus throwing lightining bolts
This monster had snakes for hair and turned people to stone.
Medusa
God of the sea, brother to Zeus.
Posiedon
True or False: Greek girls went to school.
False
What was the climate like in Ancient Greece?
Mild, with hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
What was one of the main types of Greek myths?
Nature, Creation, Moral, Hero.
This hero’s only weakness was his heel
Achilles
God of music, poetry, and the sun.
Apollo
What is the Greek open marketplace called?
Agora
Name one way geography affected Greek life.
Isolated city-states relied on sea trade, hard farming
What is another word for “polis”?
A Greek city-state.
Name one lesson or moral often taught in Greek myths
bravery, curiosity, loyalty, courage.
Twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the hunt.
Artemis
What activity did many citizens enjoy at the amphitheatre?
Watching plays
Name one important sea used by the Ancient Greeks besides the Mediterranean.
Aegean Sea or the Ionian Sea
What was the name of the war between Athens and Sparta?
Peloponnesian War?
What was the punishment for opening Pandora’s Box?
It released all the evils into the world.