Ancient Greek Jeopardy By Michelle Hutchings Cassie Endel for Sixth Grade Social Studies Spring 2005
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Ancient Greek Jeopardy
ByMichelle Hutchings
Cassie Endelfor
Sixth Grade Social StudiesSpring 2005
Ancient Greek Jeopardy
PEOPLE PLACES SPELLING
IDEAS GODS
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
PEOPLE 100
Spartan girls are different fromother Greek girls because…
PEOPLE 100
Spartan girls are different from other Greek girls because…
they were the freest.
PEOPLE 200
Who wrote the Odyssey?
PEOPLE 200
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Homer
PEOPLE 300
Name the three classes of Spartan people.
PEOPLE 300
Name the three classes of Spartan people.
Spartans, Helots, and farmers &craftsmen
PEOPLE 400
Who was Pheidippides?
PEOPLE 400
Who was Pheidippides?
The fastest runner in Greece.
PEOPLE 500
What capitol city of the modern world is known for Alexander the Great?
PEOPLE 500
What capitol city of the modern world is known for Alexander the Great?
Alexandria, Egypt
PLACES 100
What does “acropolis” mean?
PLACES 100
What does “acropolis” mean?
high city
PLACES 200
What was the largest of all the city-states?
PLACES 200
What was the largest of all the city-states?
Athens
PLACES 300
What famous art-form once stood in the Parthenon?
PLACES 300
What famous art-form once stood in the Parthenon?
The Statue of Athena
PLACES 400
What city defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
PLACES 400
What city defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
PLACES 500
Other than Athens, name two other city-states.
PLACES 500
Other than Athens, name two other city-states.
Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, and Macedonia
SPELLING100
Spell the name of the best known temple in history.
SPELLING100
Spell the name of the best known temple in history.
Parthenon
SPELLING200
Spell the name of the place that means “high city”.
SPELLING200
Spell the name of the place that means
“high city”.
Acropolis
SPELLING300
Spell the name of the man that took ten years to get back to his family after the Trojan War.
SPELLING300
Spell the name of the man that took ten years to get back to his family after the Trojan War.
Odysseus
SPELLING400
He was the Greek god of the sea.
SPELLING400
He was the Greek god of the sea.
Poseidon
SPELLING500
In this war Athens surrendered to Sparta and never regained its leadership.
SPELLING500
In this war Athens surrendered to Sparta and never regained its leadership.
The Peloponnesian War
IDEAS 100
Our word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. What are they?
IDEAS 100
Our word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. What are they?
alpha and beta
IDEAS 200
Why is a modern day 26 mile race called a “marathon”?
IDEAS 200
Why is a modern day 26 mile race called a “marathon”?
Pheidippides ran 26 miles to Sparta from Marathon to get
help. He died after.
IDEAS 300
The suffix “polis” means what?
IDEAS 300
The suffix “polis” means what?
city
IDEAS 400
What war destroyed the Athenian empire?
IDEAS 400
What war destroyed the Athenian empire?
The Peloponnesian War
IDEAS 500
What does the saying “The face that launched 1000 ships mean?”
IDEAS 500
What does the saying “The face that launched 1000 ships mean?”
King Menelaus sent his navy to Troy to recapture Helen, his wife.
GODS 100
This god is the Supreme Ruler of all the gods.
GODS 100
This god is the Supreme Ruler of all the gods.
Zeus
GODS 200
These two goddesses were the symbols of home.
GODS 200
These two goddesses were the symbols of home.
Hestia and Hera
GODS 300
He is the god of the sea and Zeus’ brother.
GODS 300
He is the god of the sea and Zeus’ brother.
Poseidon
GODS 400
Daily Double
GODS 400
This goddess is the goddess of love and beauty. She was chosen by Paris as the fairest goddess.
GODS 400
This goddess is the goddess of love and beauty. She was chosen by Paris as the fairest goddess.
Aphrodite
GODS 500
Hades, god of the underworld, is brother to these other two gods:
GODS 500
Hades, god of the underworld, is brother to these other two gods:
Zeus and Poseidon
Ancient Greek Double Jeopardy
WARS GODS &GODDESSE
S
MAGICALCREATURE
S
PARTHENON &
ACROPOLIS
CITY-STATE
S
200 200 200 200 200
400 400 400 400 400
600 600 600 600 600
800 800 800 800 800
1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
WARS 200
The Propylaea, the huge entrance to the Acropolis, was never finished due to the _____________ War.
WARS 200
The Propylaea, the huge entrance to the Acropolis, was never finished due to the _____________
War.
Peloponnesian War
WARS 400
______________ was the son of Darius and invaded Greece to avenge the loss at Marathon.
WARS 400
______________ was the son of Darius and invaded Greece to avenge the loss at Marathon.
Xerxes
WARS 600
Who was the king that started the Persian War?
WARS 600
Who was the king that started the Persian War?
Darius, King of Persia
WARS 800
What were the names of the 2 sides of the Trojan War?
WARS 800
What were the names of the 2 sides of the Trojan War?
Argives and Trojans
WARS 1000
How did the Argives finally win the war?
WARS 1000
How did the Argives finally win the war?
They built a large wooden horse and delivered it to Troy as a gift. The horse was filled with warriors that defeated Troy.
GODS & GODDESSES 200
The gods and goddesses live here:
GODS & GODDESSES 200
The gods and goddesses live here:
Mt. Olympus
GODS & GODDESSES 400
This god was brother to Zeus and Poseidon.
GODS & GODDESSES 400
This god was brother to Zeus and Poseidon.
Hades
GODS & GODDESSES 600
Daily Double
GODS & GODDESSES 600
This god was the god of war:
GODS & GODDESSES 600
This god was the god of war:
Ares
GODS & GODDESSES 800
What substance made the gods immortal?
GODS & GODDESSES 800
What substance made the gods immortal?
ambrosia and nectar
GODS & GODDESSES 1000
What god and goddess were twins?
GODS & GODDESSES 1000
What god and goddess were twins?
Artemis and Apollo
MAGICAL CREATURES 200
What monster had one eye in the middle of his forehead?
MAGICAL CREATURES 200
What monster had one eye in the middle of his forehead?
Cyclops
MAGICAL CREATURES 400
The monster with 9 heads was the __________.
MAGICAL CREATURES 400
The monster with 9 heads was the __________.
hydra
MAGICAL CREATURES 600
Where did the Minotaur live?
MAGICAL CREATURES 600
Where did the Minotaur live?
In the labyrinth
MAGICAL CREATURES 800
The Chimera had the head of a _________, the body of a __________, and the tail of a ________.
MAGICAL CREATURES 800
The Chimera had the head of a _________, the body of a __________, and the tail of a ________.
lion, goat and dragon
MAGICAL CREATURES 1000
The Sirens were _________________. People who heard them usually died of ______________.
MAGICAL CREATURES 1000
The Sirens were _________________. People who heard them usually died of ______________.
birdwomen / starvation
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 200
What is the Greek word that means “high city”?
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 200
What is the Greek word that means “high city”?
acropolis
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 400
The marketplace in Athens was called the __________.
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 400
The marketplace in Athens was called the __________.
agora
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 600
The Parthenon was built to honor what goddess?
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 600
The Parthenon was built to honor what goddess?
Athena
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 800
Daily Double
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 800
What important event took place in April, 1896 in Athens?
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 800
What important event took place in April, 1896 in Athens?
The first modern Olympics
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 1000
Why was the Parthenon built?
PARTHENON & ACROPOLIS 1000
Why was the Parthenon built?
To show the might and glory of Athens
CITY STATES 200
What is a “polis”?
CITY STATES 200
What is a “polis”?
A “polis” is a city, a political organization.
CITY STATES 400
What 3 things does a “polis” include?
CITY STATES 400
What 3 things does a “polis” include?
It includes the city, the land around it and the population.
CITY STATES 600
Name 3 Greek city-states.
CITY STATES 600
Name 3 Greek city-states.
Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Macedonia
CITY STATES 800
What is the name of the peninsula that Athens is on?
CITY STATES 800
What is the name of the peninsula that Athens is on?
Attica
CITY STATES 1000
What were the 3 classes of people in Sparta?
CITY STATES 1000
What were the 3 classes of people in Sparta?
Dorians (ruling class)Helots (slaves)Farmers and craftsmen
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