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Ancient Greece Geography and The "gods"
The Trojan War and The Olympics
Athens (The City, Democracy, The Children)
Sparta and The Persian Wars
A Symposium, Three Great Thinkers, Alexander The Great
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Who was "the goddess of marriage"?

Hera

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What was the name of the Greek sports contest?
The Olympics!
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Which god/goddess does the city of Athens honor?
Athena
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Who won the Persian Wars?
The Greeks!
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What was Alexander the Great Famous for?
Conquering many lands
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Rather than "towns", what did Greeks call places like "Sparta" and "Athens"?
City-states
200
How did the Greeks trick the Trojans at the end of the Trojan War?
By hiding in a large wooden horse
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What is one way that ancient Greek democracy is similar to the democracy of the United States?

In both, people helped make decisions about laws and taxes (voting). Juries also helped settle disagreements.

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What were Spartan boys trained to be?
Soldiers
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What method (or how) did Socrates teach his students?

Socrates would ask even more questions. He believed that by asking questions and searching for answers, he helped people understand things more clearly.

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Who are Zeus's brothers?
Poseidon and Hades
300

Name two events at in the Ancient Greece Olympic Games.

Boxing, Running, Jumping, Chariot Races, horse races, Wrestling, Discus, Javelin, foot races.

300
Tell how boys and girls had very different lives in Athens.
Girls were in charge of housework, cleaning and raising children. They did not go to school and could rarely leave the house. Boys went to school, and were educated. They could vote.
300
A runner ran 26 miles to Athens after the battle of ______.
Marathon
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Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Aristotle
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Who was Apollo?

Apollo is the god of medicine, music, and poetry. His twin sister is Artemis. Both were great archers.

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Why were the Olympics an important time for Greece?

Everyone stopped fighting to play the games. They could travel on any land to meet and play peacefully.

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What is democracy?

Where people can talk, listen, and vote. "Power" goes to the people.

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Name two things Spartans did to help make them "tough".

Sleep under the stars, wrestle, steal, etc.

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Alexander solved a puzzle when he untied a very complicated knot. It was called the Gordian Knot. How did he untie it?

He drew out his sword and split the knot apart. Today, when someone has "cut the Gordian Knot" it means they have found a quick, clever, unexpected way to solve an old problem.