Geography
Which continent is Greece located in?
Europe
3,500 years ago
How many Olympian gods were there?
What colours are on the flag of Greece?
Blue and White
What is the name of the country we learned about on Monday?
Egypt
What is the capital city of Greece?
Athens
Which form of government did the Greeks invent?
Democracy
What is the name of the home of the gods?
Mount Olympus
What is the national animal of Greece?
What is the capital city of France?
Paris
mountains, lakes, forests, islands
Which city in Greece was mainly focused on fighting and war?
Sparta
Who is the leader of the gods and the god of the sky and lightning?
Zeus
Name one type of theater performed by the Greeks
tragedy, comedy, drama, etc
In Egypt, why were the pyramids built?
As tombs for pharaohs
TRUE or FALSE: Greece is the southernmost country in Europe.
True
Name a famous Greek philosopher
Socrates, Plato, Archimedes, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Zeno, Epicurus
Hercules
TRUE or FALSE: The Greeks started the Olympics
TRUE
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Cairo
What are the names of the three seas that border Greece?
Ionian, Aegean, Mediterranean
Name the three periods of Ancient Greece
Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic
What are the names of the twin gods, whose symbols include the sun and the moon?
Apollo and Artemis
What is the name of the big fancy old building in Athens?
The Parthenon
What is the name of a famous cathedral in France?
Notre-Dame