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How do Greeks say Greece in Greek?
Hellas
How many English words come from Ancient Greece?
12%
Who was the blind poet who wrote the famous epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Which Greek city was the birth of democracy?
Athens
Aesop was a Greek man who wrote fables, stories that contained a moral. What was his occupation?
He was a slave
How do Greeks say Greece in Greek?
Hellas
How many of the seven wonders of the world were located in Ancient Greece?
Three
Who was the king of the Greek gods?
Zeus
Who was the most famous Greek philosopher and teacher who taught his students to think for themselves and to question everything?
Socrates
Where did the first Olympic Games take place?
Olympia
What were the five sports of the pentathlon in the original Olympic Games?
Wrestling, running, long jump, discus throwing, and javelin throwing
The Parthenon, the famous templenbuilt by the Greek, was dedicated to which god or goddess?
Athena
Which musical instrument did Greek boys learn to play?
the lyre
Which seas border the region of Europe where Ancient Greece was located?
The Mediterranean Sea to the South, the Ionian Sea to West, the Aegean Sea to the Northeast, and the Sea of Crete to the Southeast
What were the main cities in Ancient Greece?
Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Knossos, Thebes, Olympia, Mycenae, Delphi ans Marathon
What were the Greeks famous for?
Sports, medicine, philosophy, democracy
