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This well known sporting event was first held in Ancient Greece and lasted only a few days.
What are the Olympics?
Because of the many mountains in Greece, farmers had to use this method of farming to grow crops.
This major body of water bordered most of Ancient Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This form of Greek style of architecture can be seen today in many of our government buildings in Washington, DC.
What are columns?
Name a capital resource that would have been helpful to the Ancient Greeks, when they were out at sea.
When is/was Ancient Greece at it's smallest? In the beginning, at its peak or today?
What is in the beginning?
Greece has many islands, but the main land of Greece is not an island but rather it is a _______________.
What is a peninsula?
This form of government was first used by the Ancient Greeks to make important decisions among the city states.
What is direct democracy?
What is a shipbuilder.
When did Alexander the Great rule the Greek Empire? In the beginning, at its peak, or today?
What is at its peak?
This Olympic race that lasts for over 20 miles is run in honor of a soldier running from one town to another to warn of enemies attacking. The name is the same as the name of the town he ran from.
What is a marathon?
This form of artwork would typically have painted stories or myths of Ancient Greece on them.
What is pottery?
Because of limited rich soil, what were the two major crops the Ancient Greeks were known for growing?
What are olives and grapes?
True or False? Greece has less than 100 islands.
What is false?
The first Olympics lasted this many days.
What is one day?
This form of artwork took a great deal of time. Many were placed in important buildings, while other were carved directly into the buildings themselves.
What are sculptures?
What is wood?
or What are trees?
These small territories were the first towns in Ancient Greece. These towns were known as ________ .
What are city states?
True or False? In Ancient Greece women were allowed to vote.
What is false?