Greek Root words
Mono (Bonus points if you can come up with a word with the root in it)
One ( Monotone, monolithic etc
Who was Aesop? (bonus points if you name something he wrote.)
An ancient storyteller ( Tortoise and the Hare etc
Where did Socrates spend most of his time
In the Agora in Athens
Direct Democracy
All citizens voted on all issues
What does Meteoras mean in greek
To hover in the air
Hydro (Bonus points if you can come up with a word with the root in it)
Water (Hydrophobia Etc)
Who was Pythagoras?
A mathematician he had theories that are still used today.
How did Socrates die?
He died after he drank water poisoned with hemlock
Flourish
To grow and prosper
How large was an Agora
the size of several football fields
Astro (Bonus points if you can come up with a word with the root in it)
Star (astrology etc)
Who was Euclid?
The father of math
Who was Socrates' most famous student?
Plato
Stylus (Bonus points if you name what it was made of)
A writing Tool (Metal or Bone)
When did the Greeks build the Parthenon
447 B.C
Sophy(Bonus points if you can come up with a word with the root in it)
Knowledge of something ( Philosophy etc
Who was Herodotus?
One of Greece's first historians he wrote about the persian war
What was Socrates's nickname?
The Great Questioner
Agora
A marketplace in Athens
How many ships did Menelaus send to fight against Troy.
100,000
Tele (Bonus points if you can come up with a word with the root in it)
Far away( Telephone, Telegraph etc)
Who was Sappho?
A women poet who wrote about love and friendship
How long did Socrates live? (bonus points if you say when he was born & and when he died)
70 (469 B.C.E 399 B.C.E)
Skenes
How did the Spartans defeat Troy (Bonus points if you name the poem about the Trojan war.)
The Trojan horse (The Iliad)