Week 19 Flashcards
What type of style describes the training Spartan boys underwent in order to answer questions in a short and exact manner?
laconic
What were the five men called who watched over and advised the Spartan kings?
ephors
Spartan money was made of what heavy material?
iron
What event sparked the First Messenian War in 743 B.C.?
the taking of Spartan women
Who were the final victors of the First Messenian War?
Sparta
What Messenian prince led the slave revolt against the Spartans?
Aristomenes
When the Messenians lost the Second Messenian War in 685 B.C., where did they flee and found Greek colonies?
Italy & Sicily
Who was the principal god of the Greeks whose temple was built in the city of Olympia?
Jupiter (Zeus)
What athletic games were held at the temple at Olympia in order to attract visitor to the temple?
Olympic Games
What type of crown was awarded the victors of these games?
olive leaves
Who sculpted the forty-foot tall statue of Jupiter that adorned the temple at Olympia
Phidias
When the Olympic Games were renewed in 1896, where were they held?
Athens
