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Ancient Greek Sports
Greek architecture
Greek Wars
Greek entertainmen
Greek Home Life
100
Athletes used stone or lead weights called halteres to increase the distance of a jump
What is jumping
100
a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a greek temple
What is column
100
The 3 main battles of the Persian Wars
What is Marathon, Thermopylae and Salmis
100
The word "theatre" comes from the Greek theatron, which means
What is seeing place
100
had only one teacher and about twenty boys.
What is Greek schools
200
This was highly valued as a form of military exercise without weapons
What is Wrestling
200
a taller, thinner column with scroll shapes on its capital (capital looks like "eyes")
What is Ionic
200
Leaders during the Persian Wars
What is SPARTA: 490 Darius and 480 Xerxes (father and son), ATHENS: Themistocles
200
The word "drama" comes from the Greek dran, which means
What is to do
200
Greek girls did not go to school and were educated at home.
What is Girls at home
300
Boxers wrapped straps (himantes) around their hands to strengthen their wrists and steady their fingers. Initially, these straps were soft but, as time progressed, boxers started using hard leather straps, often causing disfigurement of their opponent's face.
What is boxing
300
the most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.
What is Corinthian
300
Who built a wall around Athens?
What is Pericles
300
Which of the following is a possible meaning of theater?(you don't have to name them all)
What is the building where the play is performed, the company of players, the occupation of acting, directing, designing, building, crewing, managing, producing, and playwriting
300
Students used stools and benches and did not have desks. All in one room.
What is Classroom
400
These included horse races and chariot races and took place in the Hippodrome, a wide, flat, open space.
What is Equestrian events
400
an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
What is Frieze
400
What did Pericles do?
What is Walled in Athens, agreed the 30 year peace with Sparta
400
theatre is an art because it
What is combines emotions, intellect, and aesthetics
400
Schools were not free. The rich learned since they could afford school.
What is School cost
500
The technique was very similar to today's freestyle discus throw.
What is Discus throw
500
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek polis
What is acropolis
500
Who wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars?
What is Thucydides
500
The English word for person comes from the Latin word for
What is a mask
500
In Sparta, reading and writing was unimportant. Boys learned to be good fighters.
What is Sparta Education