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Gods and Goddesses
Art and Architecture
Myths
THe Greek way of Life
The Heritage of Greece
100
Who is the king of the Gods?
Zeus
100
The Greeks are famous for these urns and bowls; they are a form of what?
Pottery
100
This myth explains the season of winter.
Demeter and Persephone
100
Only a certain type of people were considered citizens of Athens. Which type?
men who had two Athenian parents, or were not slaves
100
What was the form of government in Greece that is popular today?
Democracy
200
This god is known as the god of the sea?
Poseidon
200
The Greeks first held this festival as a way to honor Zeus
Olympics
200
If this person has staunched her curiosity, the world would be a better place.
Pandora
200
Two city-states had very different life styles; name them.
Athens and Sparta
200
If you were to become a doctor, you take an oath due to this person.
Hippocrates
300
This god spends his time ruling the underworld.
Hades
300
Name two types of drama attributed to the Greeks.
Comedy and Tragedy
300
In this myth, the hero is wise enough to use a string to find his way out of the labyrinth.
Theseus and the Minotaur
300
Name two of the most important wars of Ancient Greece.
Persian and Peloponnesian
300
This philosopher develped a method of question and answer that led to a person to discover the answer for him/herself.
Socrates
400
THis god has wings on his feet to help him deliver messages.
Hermes
400
Name two types of the three types of columns the Greeks commonly used in their architecture.
Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian
400
This myth tells how a beautiful flower was "born"
Echo and Narcissus
400
These were drinking parties for men where they practiced rhetoric.
Symposiums
400
This philospoher felt the pursuit of the truth to be the most important.
Aristotle
500
Odysseus is this goddess's favorite mortal; she stands for wisdom.
Athena
500
This sculpture of a goddess was housed on the Parthenon before it was destroyed
Athena
500
This person thought there was no perfect women for him, so he created one.
Pygmalion
500
What was the town square called?
The Agora
500
This citizen of Greece gave us an account of history by being the first to write it down.
Herodotus