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1. Our modern alphabet originated with the Phoenicians. However, it was modified by the Greeks before making its way to Rome. How did the Greeks modify the alphabet?
2. The ancient Greeks were wild about theater, and the symbols that are used today, the two masks, originated there. Who is represented by the masks, which some call sock and buskin?
3. Which of the Greeks city-states was the first to practice a form of democratic government?
4. Why did the ancient Greeks decide to hold the Olympic Games?
5. One of the earliest examples of a jury system is evident in ancient Athens. Who was chosen to serve on the jury?
6. The ancient Greeks developed philosophy as a way to understand the world around them in a way that did not include religious beliefs. Which of the following established a school called the Academy, where philosophy and science were taught?
7. The Greeks wrote the first geometry text.
8. Before Hippocrates, the ancient Greeks believed they became ill because the gods were punishing them.
9. Democritus had a theory that everything on earth was made of the same primal stuff. What did he call that primal stuff?
10. Which Greek battle, that was fought against the Persians in 490 BC, gave its name to a race which is still run today?
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