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100
What did girls do in Ancient Greece?
They stayed home and learned how to run a house.
100
What tree was very important to the Ancient Greeks?
Olive Tree
100
The first Olympics were held to honor who?
Zeus
100
This sports uses a long wooden spear.
Javelin
100
In a Greek house, where did the men and women sleep?
In separate rooms
200
Who could vote in Ancient Greece?
Only Men
200
What was the name of the marketplace in Ancient Greece?
Agora
200
What event was in the first Olympics?
running (foot races)
200
This sport uses an object shaped like a Frisbee that weighs 5 1/2 pounds.
Discus
200
The name "Athens" came from what god/goddess?
Athena
300
What was in the middle of the of most houses in Ancient Greece?
A courtyard
300
What Greek word do we still use today that is a place to exercise and play sports?
Gymnasium
300
What did the winners receive in the first Olympics?
Olive wreath
300
This event took place on a track called a hippodrome.
Horse Racing
300
Where did the Greeks believe the gods lived?
Mount Olympus
400
What is the name of the clothing that men and women wore?
Tunics
400
What is an outdoor theater?
Amphitheater
400
What year was the first modern Olympics held?
1896
400
This sport is a combination of boxing and wrestling.
Pankration
400
Ancient Greece is on what sea?
Mediterranean Sea
500
How old were most Greek girls when they were married?
15
500
What is the name of the temple of Athena that is on top of the Acropolis?
Parthenon
500
Why did the Greeks have the first Olympics?
They believed sports pleased the gods.
500
This sport was actually five different events.
Pentathlon
500
What is the name of one of the most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece?
Athens
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