Greek Architecture
True or false? Greek columns were slender at the top and thicker at the bottom.
True
The original Olympics were held to honor which Greek god?
Zeus
What type of Greek play had a happy ending?
Comedy
What Greek was considered the father of Medicine?
Hippocrates
What is the simplest style of Greek Columns called?
Doric
How often did the Greeks have the games?
Every 4 years
What type of Greek play had a sad ending?
Tragedy
What Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great when Alexander was a young boy?
Aristotle
What style of Greek columns had Spiral circular designs at the top?
Ionic
Who was allowed to participate in the games?
Only men
What type of Greek literature explained the world around them and how gods played a role in the lives of mortals?
Myths
What Greek scientist was credited with many inventions which included the concept of water displacement to determine the volume of an object?
Archimedes
What style of columns had a fancy leafy design at the top?
Corinthian
What was the only event in the first Olympic games?
200m run
What instrument was played while poets recited their poems?
Lyre
Which Greek Mathematician discovered square numbers?
Pythagoras
What famous temple sits atop the Acropolis in Athens today?
Parthenon
Where were the Ancient Olympic games held?
Olympia
What Greek slave wrote short stories that taught a moral lesson?
Aesop
Which Greek Philosopher was sentenced to death by drinking poison for "corrupting the minds of the youth?"
Socrates