CLAS/HIST240 Ancient Societies:
Sport and Recreation
Department of Classics, Monmouth College

Sample Map/Geography Quiz

Part I MAP

Directions: Find each of the following ten places on the map provided.

ATHENS / CORINTH / DELPHI / ELIS / MARATHON / OLYMPIA / POMPEII / ROME /
SPARTA / SYRACUSE / TROY

Part II GEOGRAPHY
Directions: Provide some significant information about each of the places in Part I and relate each place to sport and recreation in the ancient world.

Here are some examples of appropriate answers:
Troy: According to Homer's Iliad, the funeral games of Patroclus were held here.
Delphi: Crown games in honor of Apollo were held here.
Marathon: The modern long-distance race is linked with an ancient battle at this site.
Sparta: Women of this city were said to exercise naked.

List of Places you should know for this quiz

This material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth College. If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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