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True or False: Greeks believed the gods were evil. 

False

100
The Olympics were started to honor which god? 

Zeus

100

writer of comedic plays

Aristophanes 
100

Athenian philosopher who was interested in the thinking process and encouraged self-knowledge

Socrates

100
True or False: Ancient Greeks called their land "Hellada"

True

200

The Olympic event that tested skill in running, discus-throwing, and three other sports was called  

Pentathlon 

200

Aeschylus created the first real play by adding what?

Having two characters act out a story

200

God whose festivals featured dance and drama

DionySUS

200

Earliest writer to create a two-character play

Aeschylus 

200

True or False: Handshakes originated in Ancient Greece

True 

300

Greek comedies poked fun at whom?

Political figures

300

Sophocles and Euripides were famous what?

writers of tragedies

300

Scholar and teacher known as “the master of them that know” who was first to classify plants and animals

Aristotle

300

Scientist considered the “Father of Scientific Medicine”

Hippocrates

300

True or False: People were banished for having unibrows in Ancient Greece

False; they were known as a great sign of beauty

400

How do we know what we know about Socrates?

Writings of Plato

400

The Republic was the first book about what?

Political Science

400

Pupil of Socrates and founder of the Academy

Plato

400

Writer of tragedies about suffering caused by people doing bad things

Euripides 

400

True or False: Having a red carpet before important events was originated by the Greeks

True

500

Which Greek thinker used logical methods and observation to study the natural world?

Aristotle

500

After receiving a message from an oracle, what would a person have to do?

Decipher its meaning and apply it to their life

500

Early scientists who encouraged observation

Thales

500

Writer of histories

Herodotus

500

True or False: Ancient Greeks had toilet paper.

False; they had rocks

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