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Who could speak and vote at the Public Assembly in Athens?
Athenian male citizens only
What system did the Athenians develop for judging crimes?
They developed the trial-by-jury system.
What would happen if a person committed a crime in Athens?
The person would be judged by a jury
Name three famous Greek philosophers.
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
What disability did Homer have?
He was blind.
What were The Iliad and The Odyssey about?
They described the war between the Greeks and the Trojans.
Who was Aesop?
A Greek slave who wrote fables.
What are important characters about fables?
They contain a moral and all the characters are animals.
What is one of Aesop’s most famous fables?
The tortoise and the hare
Which international sports event did the Greeks create?
The Olympics
Besides sports, what else were the Greeks remarkable for?
Their theater and architecture.
