Achievements of Ancient Greece

Learning about Ancient Greek ideas, including democracy, theatre, the Olympics and philosophy

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Which Ancient Greek city is famous for inventing democracy? A) Athens B) Sparta C) Rome D) Troy
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What does the word "democracy" really mean? A) Rule by the people B) Rule by one king C) Rule by soldiers D) Rule by gods
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True or false? The Olympic Games started in Ancient Greece. A) True B) False
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What were small Greek states with their own laws called? A) City-states B) Empires C) Counties D) Nations
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Fill in the blank: The first Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece in the year ___ BCE.
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Match each Greek thinker to what they were famous for. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras Right: Asking deep questions about life, Writing books about ideas and government, Studying science and nature, A famous rule in maths about triangles
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Which of these is an Ancient Greek invention or idea? A) Theatre with actors B) The aeroplane C) The internet D) Mobile phones
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Which Ancient Greek city was famous for its strong, tough soldiers? A) Sparta B) Athens C) London D) Cairo
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Fill in the blank: A person who studies big questions about life is called a ___.
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Put these ancient civilisations in order from earliest to latest. Put these in order: Ancient Greece (Classical period), Ancient Egypt (Old Kingdom), Romans in Britain
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Achievements of Ancient Greece · for parents and teachers

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Athens
Athens was the city where the idea of democracy first developed. People had a say in making decisions.
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Rule by the people
Democracy means "rule by the people". In Athens, citizens (free men) could vote on decisions for the city.
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True. The first Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece in 776 BCE, at Olympia, to honour the god Zeus.
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City-states
Ancient Greece was made up of city-states like Athens and Sparta, each with its own rules.
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776
The first Olympic Games are believed to have been held in 776 BCE at Olympia in Ancient Greece.
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Socrates → Asking deep questions about life; Plato → Writing books about ideas and government; Aristotle → Studying science and nature; Pythagoras → A famous rule in maths about triangles
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were famous philosophers, while Pythagoras was famous for his triangle rule in maths.
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Theatre with actors
Ancient Greeks invented theatre with actors and audiences. They wrote and performed both tragedies and comedies.
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Sparta
Sparta was famous for its strict training and tough soldiers. Spartan boys were trained from a very young age.
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philosopher
A philosopher is someone who studies big questions about life, knowledge and right and wrong. Many famous early philosophers were Greek.
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Ancient Egypt (Old Kingdom), Ancient Greece (Classical period), Romans in Britain
Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom is the oldest, then the Classical period of Ancient Greece, and Roman Britain came after.