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What were the Olympics
A set of games where the Greeks all came together to watch. It happened every four years
When was the first official Olympic Games
776 BC
What is a Javelin
Javelin throw made its first appearance as a sport in Greece at the Ancient Olympics in 708 BC.
What does “AD” stand for
Anno Domini, also know as the year of our lord in Latin
define upbringing
the treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood.
What did the winner of the Olympics receive
A simple garland
What was Apollo, the god of sun’s, sanctuary
Delphi
What is the essay about?
The essay talks about Ancient Greece and its characteristics, such as its geography, tribes, religion, and two of its most important cities, Sparta and Athens.
What was Greece like when compared to the Persian empire?
Greece was no more than a peninsula, dotted here and there with little cities of busy merchants, a cry ranges, and stony fields, able to sustain only a handful of people.
What were the most important tribes in Greece, and how did they differ from each other?
The most important tribes in Greece were the Dorians in the south and the Ionians and the Aeolians in the north. They differed little from one another, either in appearance or in language. They spoke different dialects, which they could all understand if they chose, but they very rarely did.
Why did neighboring tribes in Greece have difficulty getting along with each other?
Neighboring tribes in Greece were often unable to get along with each other because they spent all their time exchanging insults and ridicule, and they were jealous of each other. Greece had no one king or administration in common, and each city was a kingdom in itself.
What united the Greeks?
The Greeks were united by their religion and their sport.
What was the relationship between sport and religion in Ancient Greece?
Sport and religion weren’t two separate things in Ancient Greece. For instance, in honor of Zeus, the Father of the Gods, great sporting contests were held every four years in his sanctuary at Olympia, and all the Greeks came there to show how well they could run, throw the discus, javelin, fight hand to hand, and race chariots.
What was the prize for being victorious at Olympia?
The prize for being victorious at Olympia was no more than a simple garland made from sprigs of wild olive. However, it brought fame for the winners, and the greatest poets sang their praises, the greatest sculptors made statues to stand forever in Olympia.
What provided everyone in Greece with a convenient way to measure time?
The Olympic Games, which took place once every four years and were attended by all the Greeks, provided everyone in Greece with a convenient way to measure time.
What was the sanctuary at Delphi, and what was peculiar about it?
The sanctuary at Delphi belonged to the sun god Apollo, and there was a fissure in the ground from which vapor was issued. If anyone inhaled it, it literally clouded their mind, and they were drunk or delirious, and nothing they said made any sense.
What did the Greeks think of the utterances made by people who inhaled the vapor from the fissure at Delphi?
The Greeks thought that the utterances made by people who inhaled the vapor from the fissure at Delphi were deeply mysterious, and they said that ‘the god himself speaks through a mortal mouth.’
What did the Greeks call the priestess who sat over the fissure at Delphi?
The Greeks called the priestess who sat over the fissure at Delphi Pythia.
What did Greeks from everywhere do at difficult moments of their lives?
Greeks from everywhere made pilgrimages to Delphi to consult the Apollo when they faced difficult moments in their lives.
What was the answer that Greeks received from the Apollo at Delphi often like?
The answer that Greeks received from the Apollo at Delphi was often far from clear, and it could be understood in a variety of ways. In fact, we
What united the Greeks despite their differences in language and administration?
Their religion and sport, which were not separate entities but were combined in events like the Olympic Games.
What was the Delphic Oracle, and why was it considered important by the Greeks?
It was a shrine at Delphi belonging to the sun god Apollo, where a priestess called Pythia sat over a fissure on a three-legged stool and made predictions of the future that were interpreted by other priests. The utterances were considered mysterious and even though the answer received was often vague, it was still regarded as important and called “oracular.”
Who were the Dorians, and how did they treat the former inhabitants of Greece when they arrived?
Answer: The Dorians were one of the tribes in Greece, and when they arrived in Greece around 1100 BC, they enslaved the former inhabitants and put them to work on the land.
What was the aim of the Spartans in life, and how did they achieve it?
The Spartans’ only aim in life was to be fighting fit, ready to crush any uprising by their slaves and to protect themselves from the surrounding peoples still at liberty. They achieved this by undergoing a harsh upbringing that hardened them to pain and deprivation.
