Ancient Greece -- Achievements

Multiple Choice

Some Ancient Chinese inventions are:

• pennies, weather and socks

• silk, kites, and fireworks

• Thermometer and grass

• Water

Multiple Choice

The Ancient Chinese also invented the _____________. 

• continents

• telephone

• compass

• cars

Multiple Choice

What ancient India game requires a great deal of skill and intelligence?

• checkers

• chess

• sanskrit

• mathematics

Multiple Choice

Which civilization is credited for being the first to invent writing?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• India

• China

Multiple Choice

One of this civilization’s greatest achievements was over 4000 miles long!

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• India

• China

Multiple Choice

This civilization got the world "rolling" by inventing the first wheel?

• China

• India

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

This civilization was known to have invented gunpowder?

• China

• India

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

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This cloth invented by the Chinese helped create a trade route named after it!

• cotton

• polyester

• silk

• linen

Match

Match the following.

• Zeus

• Athena

• Hades

• Poseidon

• Aphrodite

King of the Gods, God of the Sky & Lightning

Goddess of Wisdom and War

God of the Underworld

God of the Sea

Goddess of Love and Beauty

• King of the Gods, God of the Sky & Lightning

• Goddess of Wisdom and War

• God of the Underworld

• God of the Sea

• Goddess of Love and Beauty

Multiple Choice

Greece is in which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

Multiple Choice

The ancient Greeks told myths to:

• Pass the time

• Scare foreign countries from invading

• Explain why things happened on Earth

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a physical characteristic of ancient Greece?

• Hot desert

• Gold mines

• Rocky mountains and hills

• Grasslands

The Greeks built beautiful buildings. These buildings had large columns to support the roof. The most important buildings were the temples. Each temple was dedicated to a god or goddess.

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The Parthenon of Athens honored the goddess Athena.

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​Architecture

Multiple Choice

The word architecture means

• the design of buildings

• planting in water

• making new items

• kinds of writing

Multiple Choice

What temple was built in honor of the goddess Athena?

• Olympia

• Parthenon

• Pericles

• Pathogen Pyramid

From left to right: Congress, White House, Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

What did architects of ancient Greece use in the construction of their buildings?

• ceilings

• walls

• mosaic

• columns

Multiple Choice

What has inspired the design of many American buildings today from Ancient Greece?

• Greek Art

• Greek Architecture

• Greek Sports

• Greek Mythology

Ancient Greece Theatre

• Some of the theaters were quite large and could seat over 10,000 people

• Only men were allowed to act

  in plays

Ancient Greece developed two types of plays

1. Comedies to make people laugh.

2. Tragedies to make people cry.

Multiple Choice

What are the 2 types of Greek dramas?

• Comedy and Romance

• Tragedy and Comedy

• Tragedy and Romance

• Comedy and Travel

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Greek artists painted on pottery, using red and black paint. Large vases often have pictures from myths. Small pieces, like cups, have pictures from everyday life.

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​Greek Pottery

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A mosaic is a picture made up of small pieces of glass, pottery, or small tiles. Thousands of small pieces of colored tiles are placed together so that all together they make up a picture.

​Greek Mosaics

Multiple Choice

A picture made of small colored pieces of stone or glass is called a __________.

• marathon

• contribution

• sculpture

• mosaic

​Greek Sculpture

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Since marble and bronze were so easy to get, many of the statues were made of these materials.

Multiple Choice

A carved statue of art is called a _______________.

• pottery

• mosaic

• myth

• sculpture

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A hard stone used in architecture and sculptures is called _________________.

• mosaic

• marble

• gold

• papyrus

• Our alphabet is based on the Greek one. Hundreds of words we use come from the Greek language.

• The first two letters of the Greek alphabet are alpha and beta. Those letters were combined to make a new word - alphabet.

Our Alphabet

Multiple Choice

True or False: The word ALPHABET comes from the Greek alphabet.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What are the first 3 letters of the Greek alphabet?

• mu, nu, omicron

• alpha, beta, gamma

• phi, chi, psi

• a, b, c

The Olympic Games

- Began in 776 B.C. to honor the chief God Zeus

- They were held every four years

- During the Olympics all wars were suspended/stopped.

Events

Some events included in the Olympic games were

- Discus

- Running

-Javelin throwing

- boxing

- chariot racing

Winners won crowns made of olive wreaths, food, money, and fame throughout Greece.

Olympic Games & Women

• Women were not allowed to watch OR participate at all in the Olympic games!

• Women who broke these rules faced the death penalty if caught!

The Marathon

To honor the runner and the soldiers at the Battle at Marathon against Persia, "The Marathon" became an Olympic event where competitors run 26.2 miles.

Multiple Choice

How many miles is a marathon?

• 26.2

• 100

• 5K

• 30.5

•  Hippocrates was a famous doctors for his ideas about medicine.

• Doctors still take a Hippocratic Oath, swearing they will be honest and truthful and never hurt a patient.

​Greek Medicine

Multiple Choice

The greatest Greek Doctor

• Thucydides

• Hippocrates

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Why did the Greeks participate in the Olympic Games?

• To honor the gods

• To entertain people

• To stay in shape

• To make money

Multiple Choice

a building constructed in Athens in the 400s BC.

• Parthenon

• Hypatia

Multiple Choice

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games

• Marathons

• Olympics

• Triathlons 

Multiple Choice

What type of architecture surrounded Greek temples?

• Columns

• Stairs

Multiple Choice

Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 

• essays

• fables

• histories

• myths

Multiple Choice

Which would be an example of Greek architecture?