This event in daily life produced "a healthy mind in a healthy body."
What is Greek Education?
100
This city hosted the Olympic games every four years.
What is Olympia?
100
This person is the most famous thinker and teacher in Athens. He once studied science, but became more interested in philosophy.
Who is Socrates?
100
Athletes during the Olympic games would remove this item before starting the games.
What is clothing?
100
This was the god of lightning.
Who is Zues?
200
Men ate in this position at all meals.
What is reclining?
200
This place is a holy site in Athens. It is said that the god Poseidon and the goddess Athena quarreled over who should protect the city. This place was dedicated to the goddess Athena and many a temple was errected in this holy place.
What is Acropolis?
200
This person is known as the father of medicine. Even today the Hippocratic oath, taken by all doctors, requires physicans to act ethically and morally.
Who is Hippocrates?
200
The festival Heraia, in honor of the goddess of women and of marriage, allowed this group of people to compete in three running events.
Who are women?
200
This was the god of music.
Who is Apollo?
300
After bathing with public bath water drawn from slaves, Greeks would rub this on their bodies in hope for beautiful skin.
What is olive oil?
300
This city was once very rich and had many a skilled workers; however it was one of the hardest cities to visit if you were a foreigner.
What is Sparta?
300
A student of Socrates this man set down detailed rules in his Rebublic on the best way to govern a state. His ideas today or highly regarded. He wrote the Apology as a response to Socrates's enemies.
Who is Plato?
300
Winners receive these items for their achievement.
What is a crown of laurel leaves, pottery, jars of olive oil, and fine cloth.
300
During the Thesmophoria festival, women perform ritualistic activities to thank this god for sending food, crops and healthy children.
Who is Demeter?
400
This was shown to the father of the household, and he decided whether or not it would be a good addition to the household.
What is a baby?
400
This is the place where the famous shrine for the god Apollo is located. It is a very holy place, surrounded by beautiful countryside.
What is Delphi?
400
This famous person was a tutor to Alexander the Great, who ruled Greece in the 4th century. He was the first person to promote the scientific method of observation.
Who is Aristotle?
400
The roads to the Olympic game are safe due to this announcement by Zues priests.
What is a curse?
400
According to ancient legend, the gods live on this snowy peak, the highest in Greece.
What is Mt. Olympus?
500
These were hollowed out of steep hillsides. Their semicircular shape means that sounds carry well.
What is a theater?
500
The Parthenon temple is one of the finest buildings in Greece and is located in this city.
What is Athens?
500
This person was the most famos statesman in Athens. He was a leader of the government and made his name by criticizing the existing leader and demanding reform. He encouraged science and art.
Who is Pericles?
500
The hoplitodromos, or better known as this event, is a good way to train men to be fit for war.
What is a race-in-armor?
500
This priestess lived in Apollos' temple at Delphi. She breathes in the poisonous smoke from burning leaves while listening to worshipers bringing their problems to her in hope she will tell them what to do. Often her answers are not easy and the priest have explain what they mean.