Greek Gods and Myths
The Greek god who was the king of the gods and lived on Mount Olympus
Zeus
The battle where the Athenians defeated the Persians and inspired the modern marathon
Battle of Marathon
Alexander’s father, who first conquered Greece
Philip of Macedonia
The mysterious giant ground drawings found in Peru
the Nazca Lines
The legendary founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus
The goddess who won the golden apple by promising Paris the most beautiful woman
Aphrodite
The long war fought between Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian War
The famous knot Alexander cut with his sword
Gordian Knot
The civilization known for giant stone heads
the Olmecs
The river where Romulus and Remus were set adrift
the Tiber River
The war that began because Paris chose Aphrodite and took Helen to Troy
Trojan War
The disease that weakened Athens during the Peloponnesian War
the plague
The horse Alexander tamed as a boy
Bucephalus
The people of North America who lived as nomads and passed down stories orally
the ancient North American tribes
The Roman symbol of power made of rods and an axe
the fasces
The mountain the Greeks believed their gods lived on
Mount Olympus
The city-state known for strong soldiers and harsh military training
Sparta
The empire Alexander conquered that stretched to India
Persian Empire
The material the Olmecs used to build their pyramid platforms
dirt and clay
The Roman system of government where two leaders shared power
a republic (with consuls)
The Greek belief in many gods
polytheism
The sea battle that ended Persian attacks on Greece
the Battle of Salamis
The city Alexander founded in Egypt that became a center of learning
Alexandria
The reason we know less about ancient American civilizations than Egypt or Mesopotamia
the lack of written records
The Roman invention that allowed them to build roads, aqueducts, and apartments
concrete