6th - Reading Ancient Greece Notes

Question 0

How long were the footraces?

Answer 0

210 yards

Question 1

What type of races were part of the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece?

Answer 1

Footraces and chariot races

Question 2

What is a characteristic of the chariot races?

Answer 2

Dangerous

Question 3

What was the prize for winning these games?

Answer 3

Wreath/Crown of olive leaves

Question 4

What was included in the pentathlon?

Answer 4

Javelin, discus, long jump running and wrestling

Question 5

Who was the ruler of all the Olympian gods?

Answer 5

Zeus

Question 6

Where did the games take place?

Answer 6

Olympia, a town in western Greece

Question 7

What stopped during the Olympic Games?

Answer 7

All warfare

Question 8

For how long were the Olympic Games held every four years?

Answer 8

1000 years

Question 9

What is one of the many traditions developed in Greece?

Answer 9

Modern Olympics

Question 10

How often are the modern Olympics held?

Answer 10

Every two years

Question 11

Who comes to the modern Olympics?

Answer 11

All countries

Question 12

What are some other areas where Greek ideas are found today?

Answer 12

Government, art, architecture, literature, science, drama, and athletics

Question 13

Who base many of their designs on Greek styles?

Answer 13

Modern architects - building are rectangular with columns holding up the sloping roof

Modern artists - sculpture, pottery and painting

Question 14

How did the Greeks sculpt human statues?

Answer 14

In a natural style with perfect bodies which are influenced by their gods and goddesses

Question 15

Ancient Greeks were the first to use logic to explain the world around them. Why,

Answer 15

They wanted to discover the reasons why things worked.

Question 16

Who is called the father of medicine?

Answer 16

Hippocrates

Question 17

Who is called the father of history?

Answer 17

Herodotus

Question 18

Who wrote fables, short stories about animals that taught lessons, many of which are still told today?

Answer 18

Aesop

Question 19

What philosopher developed a method of teaching by asking questions rather than giving answers?

Answer 19

Socrates

Question 20

Who founded a school called the Academy?

Answer 20

Plato

Question 21

Who developed a scientific system (method) to help understand the world?

Answer 21

Aristotle