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It's All Greek to Me
It's All Greek to Me
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The word, democracy comes from the Greek root words: "dem" and "-cracy". What does it mean?
power to the president
power to the Congress
power to the king
power to the people
2
The Greek island Santorini was destroyed by a volcano. What legendary place could it have been?
Mount Olympus
Atlantis
Camelot
Troy
3
The Greek word,
polis,
is the root word for metropolis, police, and politics.What does it mean?
power
city
protection
nation
4
Hercules is a character from Greek mythology. What does mythology mean?
stories about famous Greek military leaders
stories about Greek athletes
stories about Greek gods and heroes
stories about Greek philosophers
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The mainland of Greece is a peninsula. What is a peninsula?
an area of land that is surrounded on 4 sides by water
land surrounded on 3 sides by water
an island off the coast
an area of land that is surrounded on two sides by water
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Where did democracy begin?
United States
Athens, Greece
Rome
Sparta, Greece
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The Greek Olympics were held every four years. What were some of the main events?
gymnastics, figure skating, and wrestling
running, javelin, and boxing
boxing, wrestling, and soccer
skiing, boxing, and discus
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Aesop is a famous Greek writer. What did he write?
myths
epics
legends
fables
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True or False: Socrates was an ancient Greek politician?
True
False: physician
False: president
False: philosopher
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Geography comes from the Greek roots: "geo" and "graph/y". What is it the study of?
earth's inner core
the planets
the universe
earth's surface
