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Ancient Olympics

Ancient Olympics. Stade means…. A house or home A race Stay in one place The length of one step. Truce means…. To break something loose A type of bread An agreement of peace between to warring states A challenge, contest, or game. What year did the Olympics start?. 832 B.C.E.

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Ancient Olympics

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  1. Ancient Olympics

  2. Stade means… • A house or home • A race • Stay in one place • The length of one step

  3. Truce means… • To break something loose • A type of bread • An agreement of peace between to warring states • A challenge, contest, or game

  4. What year did the Olympics start? • 832 B.C.E. • 742 B.C.E. • 776 B.C.E. • 677 B.C.E.

  5. Birthplace of Hercules • Thebes • Corinth • Olympia • Knossos

  6. Hydro means…(think hydrogen) • Dirt • Water • Food • Artwork

  7. Javelin means… • Long wooden spear • Sword • Ball and Chain • Frisbee like

  8. Phone means…(think about telephones) • Hard piece of plastic • Sound • Food • Light

  9. Thermo means…(think thermometer) • Hot • Book • World • Science

  10. Which body of water does not surround Greece? • Mediterranean Sea • Aegean Sea • Adriatic Sea • Ionian Sea

  11. Discus means… • Shaped like a Frisbee • A ball that was thrown • Length of a stadium • To make fun of someone

  12. Who was allowed to participate in the Olympics? • Only men • Only women • Both men and women • Only children

  13. Greatest Oracle lived here • Olympia • Knossos • Delphi • Athens

  14. How did people know about the Olympics • Internet • Newspaper • Text Message • Runners

  15. Biblos means…(think bibliography) • World • Drink • Circle • Book

  16. The climate in Greece is not… • dry • warm • cold • Rain between 20-50 inches per year

  17. What type of government is Greek said to be the birthplace of? • Oligarchy • Monarchy • Democracy • Anarchy

  18. How long did you train for the Olympics? • 3 years • Lifetime • 10 months • 1 month

  19. Tele means… (think telescope) • Far away • Close • Clothing • Light

  20. Agon means… • A challenge, contest, or game • Strength or endurance • A meeting place • A musical instrument

  21. Which of these events do we still have in the Olympics today? • Skiing • Chariot Races • Discus • Swimming

  22. To what god did the Olympics pay tribute to? • Athena • Hades • Zeus • Hera

  23. Bio means… (think Biology) • Death • Life • Gods • Paper

  24. “Home of the gods” • Athens • Sparta • Mount Olympus • Corinth

  25. Astro means…(think astronaut) • A party • A star • Power • A battle

  26. What woman didn’t obey they rules and watched the Olympics? • Hera • Cleopatra • Kallipateira • Aphrodite

  27. Techno means…(not techno music) • Music • Skill, craft • Love • Sound

  28. Zoo means… • Animal • Death • Darkness • A home or house

  29. Where were the Olympics first held? • Olympia • Elis • Athens • Sparta

  30. What is the southern part of Greece called? • Ionian • Peloponnesus • Peninsula • Aegean

  31. How long did the Original Olympics last? • 2,000 years • 1,170 years • 1,274 years • 1,172 years

  32. Why is farming difficult in Ancient Greec? • Too much rain • Too little rain • Too many rocks • Too much clay

  33. Morph means…(think animorph) • A. Shape • B. A superhero • C. Character from the Matrix • D. Money

  34. With the knowledge of the sea Greeks did all but what…? • Fish • Trade • Vacation across the sea • Colonize small islands

  35. Largest city in Greece with temple called the Parthenon • Sparta • Corinth • Athens • Mount Olympus

  36. Great temple dedicated to Aphrodite here… • Delphi • Corinth • Sparta • Mount Olympus

  37. The first modern Olympics took place in… ? • 1896 • 1900 • 1875 • 1760

  38. A fighting city-state • Athens • Corinth • Thebes • Sparta

  39. First site of the Olympics • Mount Olympus • Delphi • Olympia • Sparta

  40. Founded by Perseus who killed Medusa • Thebes • Mycenae • Olympia • Athens

  41. What is an Oligarchy? • Rule by many • Rule by few • Rule by one • No one is in charge

  42. Micro means…(think microscope) • Small • Large • A computer company • A car

  43. Phobia means…(this is sometimes coupled with spiders, heights, and darkness) • A. Strength • B. Colorful • C. Dark • D. Fear

  44. Auto means… (think autobiography) • Running • Self • Games • Party

  45. Hyper means…(think hyperactive) • Calm • More than, excessive • Sleep • Something written

  46. Geo means… (think Geography) • A boat • The earth • Space • A home or house

  47. Large, great • Extro- • Equi- • Ante- • Magni-

  48. Self • -cide • ego • mill • ante-

  49. All • omni- • spiro • ante- • spect

  50. Middle • vok • medi • mang • lun

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