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Worksheet time: 22mins
In which country did the Olympic games first begin?
Greece
USA
China
Greece is considered a
Hill
Peninsula
Valley
The first Olympic games were held in the city of
Olivia
Olympia
Olympus
In ancient Olympic games, athletes were given a _____________ after winning.
crown of leaves
crown of thorns
crown of flowers
In ancient Olympic games, ______________ were not allowed to participate.
women
men
One main idea we received from Greece was
Democracy
Division
Departments
What does democracy mean? ________________ by the _____________________.
power, government
ruled, people
salads, Greek
sports, team
Which city-state gave us the idea of democracy?
Phoebes
Athens
Olympia
In Greece, who was not allowed to vote?
people
men
women
slaves
Ancient Greece has given us many _____________ or ideas.
people
gifts
paper
The Greeks were the first to organize _________________ and _________________.
schools and hosptials
schools and libraries
schools and taco stands
The Greeks also developed mathematical ideas such as
fractions
addition
multiplication
Greeks were the first to study the _______________ to see how it works.
shoe
pet
body
The Greeks were the first to put on _______________ in theaters.
plays
movies
dances
The word Spartan means ________________.
plain
colorful
singer
The Spartan boys were great
athletes
poets
warriors
When Spartan boys were _____________ they were taken from their families to be trained as soldiers.
5
12
7
42
Spartan girls were trained to be
athletes
poets
warriors
Who lived to the east of Greece, who liked taking over land?
Athenians
Ionians
Persians
After the Persians landed in Marathon, who was sent to Sparta to get help?
Pheidippides
Phillip
Filtodeedees
Who won the Battle of Marathon?
Persians
Greeks
Mrs. Gomez
Who was the king who invaded Greece the FIRST time?
King Zeus
King Brutus
King Darius
After the Persians were beaten at Marathon, they decided to
sign a peace treaty
run away
become friends
The Athenians were so happy to have won the Battle at Marathon they sent Pheidippides back to Athens to tell them the good news. His last words, before he died, were ______________________________!
We are great!
It is over!
We are victorious!
Ten years later ___________________ from Persia invaded Greece.
King Zorg
King Xerxes
King Darius
The Persians had built up a huge army. They decided to land at a place called
Thermopylae
Crete
Athens
When they got to Thermopylae, they met ____________ Spartan soldiers.
600
200
300
Who won this battle?
Spartans
Persians
The king of the Greek Gods was
Zeus
Eros
Athena
The wife of Zeus was the goddess
Poseidon
Hera
Athena
The God of the Ocean was
Zeus
Aphrodite
Poseidon
Who won the Trojan war
The Greeks
The Trojans
The Greeks were able to sneak into the city of Troy by building a giant _______________ and hiding inside it.
horse
dog
ship
In Athens, the boys went to ______________ instead of learning how to fight
war
school
trainer
In Athens, the girls were required to learn how to
be gentle
be athletes
fight
What large building did the people of Athens build?
The Parthenon
The Capital
The Church
People who are great thinkers and lovers of wisdom are called
Kings
Pheidippidies
Philosophers
______________ was a philosopher who loved to ask questions.
King Darius
Socrates
Aristotle
____________ was a student of Socrates.
Plato
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
____________ was the teacher of Alexander the Great.
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
____________ was a philosopher who wondered about plants, animals, and people.
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Alexander the Great was famous for
conquering many lands
being a great teacher
ruling Rome
Alexander the Great created the largest empire in the world, up to his time.
True
False
The Olympic games honored Zeus.
True
False
