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  • Could Athenian girls learn to read and write?
    They could, at home.
  • What was the Spartan boys' training like?
    It was very hard and painful. They didn't eat well.
  • Who was the king of the Greek gods?
    Zeus
  • What was a stylus?
    it was a school object used to write on tablets and erase mistakes. It was usually made of wood, bone, or metal.
  • Who could go to school in Sparta? Boys or girls?
    Both boys and girls could go to school in Sparta.
  • The Parthenon, the famous temple built by the Greek, was dedicated to which god or goddess?
    It was dedicated to Athena
  • How many of the seven wonders of the world were located in Ancient Greece?
    Three (The Colossus of Rhodes, The Temple of Artemis, and The Temple of Zeus)
  • Why didn't most students have books in Ancient Greece?
    Because at that time books were very expensive. Only a few students could afford them.
  • Aesop was a Greek man who wrote fables, stories that contained a moral. What was his occupation?
    He was a slave.
  • What did Athenian boys learn at school?
    They learned reading, writing, philosophy, drama, poetry, history, art, math, and how to play the lyre and the flute.
  • How old were the children when they started going to school in Ancient Greece.
    They were 6 years old.
  • What did Spartan girls learn at school?
    They learned wrestling, gymnastics, and combat skills.
  • Which Greek city was the birth of democracy?
    Athens
  • How do say Greeks say Greece in Greek?
    Hellas
  • What was the second preferred musical instrument in Athenian schools?
    The flute
  • Which musical instrument did Greek boys learn first to play at school?
    The lyre.
  • How many students were there in a classroom in Ancient Greece?
    There were around 10 students.
  • How many English words come from Ancient Greece?
    12%
  • Where did the first Olympic Games take place?
    Olympia
  • Who was the most famous Greek philosopher and teacher who taught his students to think for themselves and to question everything?
    Socrates
  • Which school object from Ancient Greece was made out of wax and used to write on?
    Tablets.
  • Who was the blind poet who wrote the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey?
    Homer
  • What was a stool?
    It was their 'desk'. It was made out of wood.
  • Which Greek city-state didn't allow girls to attend school?
    Athens
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