Main Ideas vs. Details

The Ancient Greeks invented the steam engine.

• Detail

• Main Idea

The Ancient Greeks used technology from different cultures.

• Detail

• Main Idea

The Ancient Greeks liked to learn and invent things.

• Detail

• Main Idea

Historians once believed that the Ancient Greeks did not like science.

• Detail

• Main Idea

Which of the following is a main idea?

• The Ancient Greeks were the first to open a public library.

• The Ancient Greeks were smart.

• The Ancient Greeks invented the first computer.

• Philosophy is the study of ideas.

Which of the following is a main idea?

• The Ancient Greeks lived from 1600 BCE to 200 BCE.

• The Ancient Greeks got their alphabet from the Phoenicians.

• The Ancient Greeks knew that poor hygiene caused disease.

• The Ancient Greeks made many useful inventions.