Two small cities Flashcards
What were greeks most important cities?
Athens and sparta
When was the first Olympiad?
776BC
What does BC mean?
Before Christ
what was the oracle of deplhi
messenger of the gods
what were the important tribes that the greeks belonged to
Dorians ionians aeolians
did the tribes get along
no
what brought the greek together
sports and religion
who was the mother of the gods
hera
who was the spartans lawgiver
lycurgus
what happened at themopalye
the spartans allowed themselves to be massacred
who was the father of the gods
zeus
how was religion and sport connected
used to honor the gods
who was the god of war
Aries
what was the prize of the sport
a garland made of olive leaves
how did the olympics help with time
it accoured every 4 years
what was the spartans goal
to protect themselves
why were the spartans so brave
they lived in fear of there slaves
how did the spartans seem so tuff
they killed weak babies and beat up strong ones
where did draconian come from
by an atheanian named draco
did the greeks differ from one another
no they looked pretty much the same and spoke the same language
where sport in religon connected
yes they were seen as closely connected
what happened to the winners of the olympiad
they had poets sing their praises and had statues made
different competitions of olympiad
hand to hand fighting javelin thowing runiing disc throwing chariot racing
whos honor were the olympics for t
zeus king of the gods
