Ancient Greece COPY Flashcards
A market or gathering place for the Ancient Greeks
The Agora
This Greek city-state was named after the Greek Goddess Athena, and was known as the intellectual center of the Greek World.
Athens
This God was the ruler of Olympus and was known for freeing his siblings from the belly of their father.
Zeus
The landform of Greece is surrounded by water on most sides, making it a.
Peninsula
This Mountain is the highest point in Greece and was thought to be home of the Olympian Gods.
Mount Olympus
The Original Olympic event was a.
Run
The Original Olympic competitors were all ____ and they were all nude.
Men
The running of the torch was first done during the Olympics in Berlin during this year.
1936
This Olympian was a multi sport athlete that won his Gold Medal wearing two different shoes from the trash.
Jim Thorpe
This Olympian won a Gold medal while competing with a broken neck, in the 1996 Olympics.
Kurt Angle
When did the 1st Olympics take place?
The 8th Century
Where did the 1st Olympics take place?
Peloponnesus, Greece
The Greeks used these stories to better understand and make since of the unknown elements of their world.
Mythology
This collection of rings represents the coming together of the world for competition.
The Olympic Flags
This is the most decorated Olympic Athlete of all time.
Michael Phelps
This Mythological Creature is known for it’s 3 heads, including a goat’s head that breathed fire in the legends.
The Chimera
This Mythological Hero was known for his incredible strength and for being the son of Zeus.
Heracles
This city-state is known for it’s warlike culture.
Sparta
This military formation was made up of soldiers standing side by side making a shield wall.
The Phalanx
This body of water separates The Greek Peninsula and the Anatolian Peninsula.
The Aegean Sea
This word comes from the Greek word meaning “a love of wisdom”.
Philosophy
This philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great and a student of both Socrates and Plato.
Aristotle
This was the system of Ancient Greek government in Athens.
Democracy
The only people allowed to watch the original Olympics were _____.
Men
This Ancient Greek is known as “The Father of Medicine”.
Hippocrates
This Ancient Greek wrote the both The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Homer
The winner of the Olympics in Ancient Greece didn’t receive a Gold Medal but they did get a ______.
Crown of Olive Branches
The Greeks divided governed by having each city rule itself and the surrounding farmlands. This is known as a ____.
City-State
One explanation for Greek monsters could be their discovery of these ancient bones and trying to make sense of them.
Fossils
In many ways the Ancient Greeks explained these occurrences as being the Wrath of Angry Gods
Natural Disasters
