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1.  Why did the Greeks set up colonies throughout the Mediterranean?
2.  What two colonies did the Greeks establish in the province of Girona?
3.  Name five things the Ancient Greeks invented that we still use today?
4.  Which island civilization was based at Knossos on modern-day Crete?
5.  What famous myth is from Knossos?
6.  What was unique about Knossos and writing?
7.  What ‘sport’ did they do at Knossos?
8.  What three things were found at Knossos?
9.  Who was the legendary king from Knossos?
10.  What does ‘polis’ mean?
11.  Who was Agamenon?
12.  Who wrote about the Trojan war?
13. Was the Trojan War real or just a myth? How do you know?
14. Where is the city of Troy?
15.  Who attacked Troy?
16.  Who was Paris and who was Helen?
17.  Which country today is Asia Minor?
18.  Which King was from Mycenae?
19.  The Minoans occupied which city on Crete?
20.  The Minoans were from which island?
21.  What was the name of the warrior clan from the Peloponnese peninsula?
22.  What did the Athenians invent which is still used in many countries around the world?
23.  What ‘machine’ did they use for selecting jurors?
24.  Could women vote in ancient Greece?
25.  Name the three famous philosophers of Ancient Greece?
26.  Name the two famous books written by Homer?
27.  What are the three styles of Greek architecture?
28.  What is the Parthenon?
29.  What is the Acropolis?
30.  Who was the Persian emperor who invaded Greece?
31.  What was the name of the battle won by the Greeks in the first Greco-Persian war?
32.  What happened during that war that made it famous today?
33.  What happened in Athens after the first Greco-Persian war?
34.  Who was Themistocles?
35.  What decision did he take that helped Athens during the second Greco-Persian war?
36.  What was the name of the Persian emperor who started the second Greco-Persian war?
37.  Who died at the battle of Thermopylae?
38.  Why was a shepherd important during the second Greco-Persian war?
39.  What was the name of the famous sea battle of the second Greco-Persian war?
40.  What did Themistocles do during the second Greco-Persian war?
41.  Name three Greek gods and what they represent
42.  What does the word ‘democracy’ mean?

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