Athens and Sparta
Athens and Sparta go to war.
What was the Peloponnesian War?
The year the first Olympic Games were played.
What happened in 776 BC?
In this city-state, the arts, music and education were most important to their culture.
Who are the Athenians?
The place where all the gods lived.
What is Mt. Olympus?
The type of government in Athens where the people had a vote.
What is Democracy?
A shield (called an aspis), a spear (called a dory), and a short sword (called a xiphos).
What were the Spartan weapons/equipment called?
The Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god.
Who was Zeus in the Olympic games?
In this city-state, the art of war was the most important thing to their culture.
What was important thing in the Spartan culture?
Zeus was married to her.
Who was Hera?
In Sparta there were two kings and a group of elders that lead.
What is an Oligarchy in Ancient Greece?
Built on a hill in the middle or center of the city of Athens.
What is an Acropolis?
The location of where the games were held.
What is Olympia.
At age seven, Spartan boys we sent to this military school.
What was the Agoge?
God of wine and patron of the theater.
Who was Dionysus?
The city-state of Athens reached its peak during his rule.
Who was Pericles?
The center of commerce and government for ancient Athens.
What is the Agora?
What happened when a boxer died in the ring?
The dead boxer would win!
The largest people represented in the population of Greece.
Who were the helots?
Had the head of Medusa on her shield.
Who was Athena?
During this war, 300 Spartans held off the opposing army, allowing Greeks to assemble their armies.
What was the Persian War?
In the Oligarchy this council had five male members.
Who were the Ephors?
The second event was added to the games.
What happened after the 14th Olympic games?
The largest theater in Ancient Greece.
What is theater of Dionysus?
Thought to be the reason for the season "winter" and the reason nothing grows during this time.
Who is Persephone?
Known for conquering Egypt and named Alexandria the capital.
Who was Alexander the Great?