✨Athens🧠
✨Sparta⚔️
✨Inventions🎲
✨Mythology🦄
✨Gods/Goddesses⚡
100
What Greek god was Athens named after?
✨Athena✨
100
What would Spartans do to unhealthy babies?
Spartans would leave the unhealthy babies out on the side of a mountain to die🏔️
100
True or False?- The Ancient Greeks invented columns.
True of course👍 They used most of their columns in their temples.
100
Who had the golden touch?
✨King Midas✨ He got it because he helped a satyr that was a follower of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. Dionysus was so pleased he granted King Midas his wish of making anything he touched turn to solid gold.
100
Who is the king of the gods and also the god of lightning?
⚡Zeus⚡
200
What age did Athenian boys begin their education?
7 years old🧍
200
True or False?- Sparta had the weakest army in ancient Greece.
False👎 Sparta had the strongest army in ancient Greece.
200
Were bicycles invented by the Ancient Greeks?
🚲No👎👎 A German inventor, Karl von Drais, invented the bicycle in 1817 (this has nothing to do with ancient Greece but that's fine)
200
In the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, what would happen if Orpheus looked back?
Eurydice, his wife would be stuck in the underworld forever. He did eventually cave in and looked back🙄 Later, Orpheus died because a group of maenads killed him, and he was reunited with Eurydice in the underworld
200
Where did the ancient Greeks think the Greek gods lived?
On top of 🏔️Mount Olympus🏔️ This is because it was the highest mountain in the country and it always so cloudy that no-one could see it's summit.
300
At least how many Athenian citizens had to attend the Assembly?
✨6,000 citizens✨ (it's more like 6,000 men, since women were not considered citizens in Athens...)
300
What was Sparta's government style?
✨Oligarchy✨ An oligarchy is when a small group of people have control over a country. Because Sparta was ruled by two kings, it's government system is an oligarchy.
300
Were the Ancient Greeks known as the best engineers?
No👎. It was the Romans.
300
Who were the two Greek gods or goddess' involved in the story of Medusa?
😱Athena and Poseidon😱 Athena was the one who cursed Medusa into becoming the snake haired, turning people into stone just by looking into their eyes monster you probably know her as today. Poseidon was the ultimate reason on why Medusa was cursed in the first place.
300
Who is Artemis' twin?
(Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt and wild animals)
🌞Apollo🌞 Greek god of light
400
Who were the two Greek gods or goddesses that had a contest over who could name Athens?
✨Athena and Poseidon✨ Athena eventually won and got to name Athens.
400
What was the main benefit Sparta got from being surrounded by mountains?
The mountains protected Sparta from invaders😱
400
Did the Ancient Greeks invent Geometry?
Yes👍👍 Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician and was the first person to study geometry.
400
Why did the ancient Greeks believe winter would come?
They thought this because of the marriage between Persephone and Hades. It was a forced marriage for Persephone, but eventually they came up with a deal together. Persephone would go back to her mother, Demeter, goddess of harvest, for 2/3 of the year and go back to Hades for the rest of the year. Winter was believed to come when Persephone went with Hades, because Demeter would be so sad, Earth turned cold❄️☃️
400
Who is the god or goddess of rainbows? (if you read or watched Percy Jackson this shouldn't be that hard for you)
🌈Iris🌈 is the goddess of rainbows
500
What were three of Athens main forms of entertainment?
✨Literature, theatre, and religious ceremonies✨
500
Which of the following is true?
a) Spartan boys were encouraged help others, then later stab them in the back (like betray them)
b) Spartan boys were encouraged to steal
c) Spartan boys started their physical training at the age of 6
✨B✨ Spartan boys were encouraged to steal for food, because they were barely fed. If they were caught they would be severely punished.
500
What theatre is this?
✨The Theatre of Delphi✨ The Greeks also invented theatre.
500
What happened when Persephone ate some pomegranate seeds from the underworld?
Persephone tied herself to Hades forever. That was also the cause of why she couldn't permanently stay with Demeter in the over world🤯🤯
500
Who is the Greek goddess of the moon?
🌕Selene🌕 was the Greek goddess of the moon (sorry you probably didn't know this.. if you did AMAZING)