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QUESTION
The mountain
home of the Greek
gods and
goddesses.
ANSWER
Olympus
QUESTION
Who were the
nymphs that
lived in the
woods and
protected
ANSWER
Dryad
s
QUESTION
What charges
were brought
against
Socrates?
ANSWER
He was accused of
mocking the gods.
QUESTION
God of wine, revelry,
dancing and drama
ANSWER
Dionysus
QUESTION
What type of
play always
had a happy
ending?
ANSWER
Comedy
QUESTION
The Greeks believed
that dance improved
both ________ and
__________ health.
ANSWER
Physical
Emotional
QUESTION
What did Aesop’s
stories have in
common?
ANSWER
They had
“morals”
QUESTION
What was the name of the
Greek conqueror that
defeated the Persians?
ANSWER
Alexander the
Great!
QUESTION
What was the main
difference between
the people of
Sparta and
Athens?
ANSWER
Spartans were famed for
their military strength.
Athenians for their
commitment to the arts
and sciences.
QUESTION
What is the difference
between a direct
democracy and a
representative
democracy?
ANSWER
Direct Democracy lets the
people vote and
Representative
Democracy lets the people
vote for representatives that
makes the rules and laws.
QUESTION
God of poetry,
music, and
medicine and is
the god of light.
ANSWER
Apollo
QUESTION
What is one
way that
people could
become
slaves?
ANSWER
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Captured in battle
Children of slaves
Greek infants that are
abandoned
Children could be sold into
slavery
Children are kidnapped
QUESTION
King of the
gods!
ANSWER
Zeus
QUESTION
Greece is located on what kind of
land mass?
ANSWER
Peninsula
Question
Due to it’s mountains
Greece did not have a
capital. Instead it was
broke up into many
______________.
ANSWER
City
States
QUESTION
Who was Athen’s
patron goddess?
ANSWER
Athena
QUESTION
Zeus's brother and
lord of the dead
and the
underworld.
ANSWER
Hades
QUESTION
What type of play made
fun of mortal legends and
of real people. They were
also often political in
nature.
ANSWER
Satires
QUESTION
What is the purpose of the
acropolis?
ANSWER
It is a place of
refuge in times of
invasion.
QUESTION
The terrible
god of war
ANSWER
Ares
QUESTION
Name one popular
toy of the time
period
ANSWER
Rattles
Little clay
animals
Horses on 4
wheels
Yo-yo’s
Terracotta dolls
QUESTION
Define
Monarchy
ANSWER
Ruled by a king
or queen.
QUESTION
Nymphs that lived in
the sea and protected
the water.
ANSWER
Nereid
s
QUESTION
The wife of
Hephaestus, she is
the goddess of love
and beauty
ANSWER
Aphrodit
e
QUESTION
Define
Democracy
ANSWER
Ruled by the
citizens
QUESTION
Where did much of
ancient Greek
family life center
around?
ANSWER
The Courtyard
QUESTION
Messenger of the gods,
he is also the god of
science and invention
ANSWER
Herme
s
QUESTION
Name two things
that the Athenians
were famed for!
ANSWER
literature, buildings,
drama, theatre,
schools, poetry and
government
Greek Theatre!
QUESTION
Why do we owe
Athens a big thank
you?
ANSWER
They helped to establish
democracy!!
QUESTION
God of the earth.
woods, and
fields. He is a
satyr (half man
ANSWER
Pan
QUESTION
What was
Megara famous
for?
ANSWER
Textiles
QUESTION
What was rarely
eaten, and was used
mostly for religious
sacrifices?
ANSWER
Meat
QUESTION
Zeus's wife. Queen
of the gods and
guardian of
marriage.
ANSWER
Hera
QUESTION
Each city-state (polis) had
its own ____________,
goals, __________ and
customs.
ANSWER
Personality
Laws
QUESTION
What kind of
government did
Athens have?
ANSWER
Direct
Democracy
QUESTION
The nine daughters of
Zeus and
Mnemosyne who are
goddess of the arts.
ANSWER
Muses
QUESTION
All of the Greek gods
and goddesses
.
ANSWER
Pantheon
QUESTION
The Minoans, were a
very advanced
_________for the
times.
ANSWER
Civilization- The next slide
is an artist's rendition of
King Knossos Palace! It is
thought to have had over
1500 rooms!!
QUESTION
What were the
people of Argos
credited with
inventing?
ANSWER
Coinage
QUESTION
Who was
excluded form
voting in
Athens?
ANSWER
Women, children and
slaves
QUESTION
The lame
blacksmith god of
fire.
ANSWER
Hephaestu
s
QUESTION
What 2 types of fabric
were clothes made of?
ANSWER
Linen
and wool
QUESTION
Who did
not wear
beards?
ANSWER
Soldiers
QUESTION
What type of play ended
with one or more major
characters suffering a
disastrous end?
ANSWER
Tragedy
QUESTION
Zeus's brother. God
of the ocean and
of earthquakes.
ANSWER
Poseidon
QUESTION
What is another
name for the
Mycenaean Age?
ANSWER
Heroic Age or Age
of Heroes
QUESTION
Goddess of hearth
and home.
ANSWER
Hestia
QUESTION
What type of
government did
Sparta have?
ANSWER
Oligarchy
QUESTION
How were the Greeks able
to stop Persia from taking
over?
ANSWER
Athens had a highly
capable navy, with ships
that were tiny and easy to
maneuver. Also, the
Spartan army was
terrifying!!
QUESTION
Apollo's twin sister.
Goddess of hunting
and wild things.
ANSWER
Artemis
QUESTION
What hair color
was rare and
greatly admired?
ANSWER
Blond
QUESTION
What is a story
about one or more
magical deities?
ANSWER
Greek Myths
QUESTION
Goddesses who
controlled the
destiny of every
mortal.
ANSWER
Fates
QUESTION
She is the very
important goddess of
grain and agriculture.
ANSWER
Demeter
QUESTION
If a Spartan male did not
pass his examinations he
became a perioikos, a
member of what class?
ANSWER
Middle
QUESTION
What tribe of people did
the Greeks discover lived
on the island of Crete?
ANSWER
Minoans
QUESTION
Name one of the
battles between
Persia and Greece.
ANSWER
Marathon,
Thermopylae,
and Salamis
QUESTION
Define
Oligarchy
ANSWER
Ruled by a small
group of
warriors
QUESTION
What group was able to
beat the Mycenaeans
because they had
weapons made out of
iron instead of stone?
ANSWER
Dorians
QUESTION
How do we know
that Xerxes had
an inflated ego?
ANSWER
He was so confident of success
that he had his slaves carry a
golden throne to set it up on a
hill so he could be
comfortable while he watched
the Greeks die. The Greeks
WON!!
QUESTION
In Athens, boys had
to learn the words
of ______ and how
to play the _______.
ANSWER
Homer
Lyre
QUESTION
Even
______________ on
the island of Crete
had 4-room houses!
ANSWER
Poor People
QUESTION
What was a very
important part to
the ancient Greek
way of life?
ANSWER
Slaves
QUESTION
What mythical creature
was said to have come
from the island of Crete?
ANSWER
Minotau
r
QUESTION
How did the
Corinthians stop
foreign money from
entering their polis?
ANSWER
They created their
own coins and traders
had to trade their
foreign coins in for a
fee.
QUESTION
What type of
government did
Corinth have?
ANSWER
Monarchy
QUESTION
Why were
barbershops
important?
ANSWER
The men exchanged
political and sports
news, philosophy and
gossip!!
QUESTION
What 2 ways were Spartan
women different than
other Greek women?
ANSWER
They had more
freedom
2. They were trained to
be warriors
1.
QUESTION
When Spartan children were
whipped in front of other
people, including their
parents, what were they
supposed to never do?
ANSWER
CRY
QUESTION
With the exception of
Sparta, women had to
have their __________
permission to leave the
house.
ANSWER
Husband’s
QUESTION
The ancient Greeks
considered their
children to be “youths”
until they reached what
age?
ANSWER
30
QUESTION
What were the 3
types of plays that
were popular in
Ancient Greece?
ANSWER
Tragedies
Comedies
Satires
QUESTION
Spartan boys were
sent to __________
at the age of 6 or 7.
ANSWER
Military School
QUESTION
She is goddess of
wisdom and war,
patriotism and good
citizenship.
ANSWER
Athen
a
QUESTION
What type of story is told
over and over again that
has no proof that it is
actually true, although it
might be true…..
ANSWER
Legend
QUESTION
Ancient Greeks
made statues of
__________
people.
ANSWER
perfect
QUESTION
If a house sported
Corinthian style
columns what can we
infer about its
inhabitants?
ANSWER
They were
probably rich!
QUESTION
Who is Alexander
the Greats
favorite teacher?
ANSWER
Aristotle
QUESTION
The 400 years that the
Dorian people ruled
ancient Greece is called
the _______________.
ANSWER
Grecian Dark
Ages
QUESTION
The Greek alphabet
was the first
alphabet to
include what?
ANSWER
Vowels
QUESTION
Spartan females had to
pass their skills and
fitness test before they
could be assigned a
_________.
ANSWER
Husband
QUESTION
What age were Spartan
male children taken from
their parents to live in the
barracks?
ANSWER
7
QUESTION
What were the three types
of stories told in Ancient
Greece?
ANSWER
Legend, Fable,
Myth
QUESTION
At what age could
Spartan soldiers
retire and live with
their family?
ANSWER
60
QUESTION
Name one thing that
could happen to a baby
in Sparta that did not
appear healthy.
ANSWER
Left to die on a
hillside or made
into a slave!
QUESTION
Spartans believed in a life
of _________, self-denial,
and _________.
ANSWER
Discipline
Simplicity
QUESTION
What type of story ends
with a lesson to be
learned?
ANSWER
Fable