Ancient Greece

What is the capital of Greece?

• Olympia

• Sparta

• Athens

• Crete

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Athens was the birthplace of ...

• Architecture

• Democracy

• Geography

• Poems

Answer explanation

The ancient Greeks were the first to create a democracy. The word “democracy” comes from two Greek words that mean people (demos) and rule (kratos). Democracy is the idea that the citizens of a country should take an active role in the government of their country and manage it directly or through elected representatives. In addition, it supports the idea that the people can replace their government through peaceful transfers of power rather than violent rebelion or revolution. A key part of democracy is that the people have a voice.

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Who was the king of the Greek Gods?

• Jupiter

• Kratos

• Zeus

• Athens

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______ was the famous greek philosopher and teacher who taught his students to think for themselves and question everything

• Socrates

• Plato

• Homer

• Pythagoras

Answer explanation

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”

“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”

-Socrates

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The Pathernon, the famous temple built by the greeks, was dedicated to...

• Zeus

• Socrates

• Athena

• Apollo

Answer explanation

Athena was the goddess of battle strategy, and wisdom.

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Where did the first Olympic Games take place?

• Athens

• Crete

• Olympia

• Marathon

Answer explanation

The sports played in the first Olympic Games were wrestling, running, discus throwing, long jump and javelin throwing.

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Who was the blind poet who wrote the famous poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"?

• Homer

• Socrates

• Aesop

• Zeus

Answer explanation

The Iliad tells the story of the siege of Troy by the Greeks. It is an unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle. The Odyssey is the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and the many marvels and challenges he encounters during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War.

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Aesop, a greek fabulist, was also a...

• Farmer

• Baker

• Doctor

• Slave

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Which musical instrument did boys learn to play in ancient greek schools?

• the guitar

• the lyre

• the drums

• the ukulele

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