Ancient Greece Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to our Ancient Greece Scavenger Hunt! Grade 6 has put together the following questions to help you explore our website and discover the fascinating, the amazing, the incredible, and the sometimes downright strange world of Ancient Greece. 

A.  Government and Social Structure

a.   What form of government did the Ancient Greeks invent?

b.   What rights did foreigners enjoy in Ancient Sparta?

c.   What is a helot?

B.    Art and Mythology

a.   What was the key purpose of Ancient Greek art?

b.   Who was the first supreme god?

c.   Why did the Ancient Greeks have some kind of deity for almost all things?

C.  Architecture and City Planning

a.   What is orthogonal planning?

b.   What are the three types of columns?

c.   Why is the Parthenon so special?

D.   Philosophy, Science, Math, and Medicine

a.   Who was Thales of Miletus?

b.   What did Eratosthenes measure the circumference of the earth to be?

c.   What phenomenon did Archimedes explain?

E.     Olympics and Theatre

a.   What were the Olympic events?

b.   Find out why the Olympics were held on the 3^rd night

c.   What types of songs did the chorus sing during a play?