Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece was split up into small nations called...

• Provinces

• Colonies

• City-states

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The two most important Greek city-states were...(PICK 2)

• Crete

• Sparta

• Thebes

• Athens

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Athens invented a very important form of government that we use today in America. What was it?

• Democracy

• Communism

• Monarchy

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Athens and Sparta were very different. Pick 2 of their main differences:

• Sparta focused on strength and military while Athens focused on education and philosophy

• Athens focused on strength and military while Sparta focused on education and philosophy

• Athens trained their women to fight, while Sparta did not educate their women at all

• Sparta trained their women to fight, while Athens did not educate their women at all

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Ancient Greeks believed in a large number of gods. The "big three" of these gods were...

• Zeus, Ares, and Athena

• Zeus, Poseidon, and Percy Jackson

• Artemis, Hestia, and Luke

• Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades

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Ancient Greeks were skilled sailors and fisherman because their country was surrounded by _______ and had many _________

• water

  islands

• desert

  island

• water

  enemies

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Ancient Greece was eventually conquered by _________ the Great, who spread Greek ideas throughout his large empire.

• Steven

• Alexander

• Zeus

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Ancient Greeks also enjoyed _______, and many of the plays they wrote are still performed today.

• Theater

• Swimming

• Running

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BONUS: The Greeks held a large sports competition, where athletes from all over Greece would get together to compete in a variety of sporting events. What modern sports competition was inspired by the Greeks and was named after the Greek competition?

• The Superbowl

• The World Cup

• The Olympics

• The Indy 500

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