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What is a piece of land surrounded on three side by water?
What is a PENINSULA?
________________ was a thick fruit juice, drunk by the Gods.
What is NECTAR?
True or False? The first Olympic Games only had two sporting events, a footrace and discus.
What is FALSE? The first Olympic Games only had one event, a footrace.
Who is the ruler of the Gods?
Who is ZEUS?
What did women in Sparta have that women in Athens did not?
What is RIGHTS?
What is a government in which people have a say in the laws?
What is a DEMOCRACY?
Cities that included surrounding areas and had their own governments were called __________________.
What is CITY-STATES?
True or False? A stadium was a small covered building used for sporting events.
What is FALSE? A stadium is a large, open building used for sporting events.
Who is the God of the seas?
Who is POSEIDON?
What is the name of the instrument that looked similar to a small harp?
What is a LYRE?
What is a thinker, a person who seeks knowledge and understanding?
What is a PHILOSOPHER?
Freedoms that are protected by law are known as __________.
What are RIGHTS?
True or False? Sparta is known as the Birthplace of Democracy.
What is FALSE? Athens is known as the Birthplace of Democracy.
Who is the God of the underworld?
Who is HADES?
Why did the Greeks build temples to their Gods, and worship and honor them?
What is because they believed the Gods and Goddesses would directly effect their daily lives, making things better or worse?
What is a group chosen to make a decision about a single issue?
What is a JURY?
Modern day Greece is on the continent of __________.
What is EUROPE?
True or False? A group of people in ancient Greece who made important decisions was the ASSEMBLY.
What is TRUE? The ASSEMBLY was a group of people in ancient Greece who made important decisions.
Who is the Goddess of the Harvest?
Who is DEMETER?
What type of government is a DEMOCRACY?
What is another word for fair treatment?
What is JUSTICE?
After the Battle of _____________, a messenger ran twenty-six miles to Athens to deliver news of the battle.
What is MARATHON?
True or False? The three main philosophers of ancient Greece were Socrates, Alexander, and Plato.
What is FALSE? The three main philosophers of ancient Greece were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Who is the Goddess of Marriage?
Who is HERA?
Why did the people of Athens educate their boys so well? Teaching them math, reading, writing, philosophy, etc.
What is because they wanted educated citizens to be a part of their democracy?