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Gods/Myths
Greek Literature/Theater
Greek Art/Architecture
Greek History
Greek Contributions
100

Stories people tell to explain beliefs about their world

Myth

100

True or false, the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a ancient Greek Classic.

False

100
The stone that the Greeks used to sculpt statues.

 Limestone or marble

100

the Study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

Philosophy

100

True or false, the greeks thought that the earth is the center of the universe?

True

200

The major festival that honored Zeus, where men competed in physical contest such as racing

Olympics

200

Homer's epic describes the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus after the Trojan war.

What is the Odyssey?

200

Temple for that was most often used, contained 4 sided colonnade around a room built to house the statue of the goddess Athena

Parthenon

200

Instrument used to write on papyrus

Stylus

200

True or False: Greeks were the first to estimate the size of the sun?

True

300

12

How many Olympian gods are there?

300

Home's epic about the Trojan War.

What is the Iliad

300

Distinct element that appeared in many Greek architectural works, that was tall, and often appeared in a series called a colonnade

column

300

Famous Greek philosopher that encourages students to examine their beliefs by asking series of questions

Socrates

300
The greeks developed this invention to lift water, to be used for irrigation fields

compound pulley

400

The Greek god of light

Apollo

400

What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and 3 legs in the evening?

A human

400

The Greek word for city

What is polis?

400

Socrates best student, wrote about and ideal government and a book title The Republic

Plate

400

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Stop complaining everybody else!!!!

500

He created one of the ancient wonders of the world. A statue of Zeus made of gold and ivory.

Phidias

500

Classic greek tragedy by Sophocles that where the king's son is prophesied to be king decides to scoop out his eyeballs and walk the earth the rest of eternity blind and poor.

Oediphus Rex

500

Greek architectural style this is plain, Was used in mainland Greece and its colonies in southern Ital and Sicily

What is Doric?

500

Called the father of Greek history, he regularly visited many places and cities and report his accounts.

Herodotus

500

Who is known as the father of geometry

Euclid