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What is a tyrant
A ruler who is evil and governs by threat of force
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What is Phidias
This Greek man influenced Greek architecture by helping to build the Parthenon.
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What is destroying crops
The Athenians surrendered after the Spartans did what
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What is past Olympic games
These games were violent
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peninsula
This word describes Greece's geography because it is surrounded by water on three sides
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What is a myth
A story from a long time ago that tells such events from the beginning to the future
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What is Homer
This Greek man influenced Greek drama by writing the Iliad and the Odyssey
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What is Acropolis
A hill in the center of Athens
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What is present Olympic games
These games include gymnastics and swimming
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What is fertile plains
This word describes Greece's flat areas
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What is a tragedy
A serious story that tells about man and women that meet horrible misfortunes
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What is Aristophanes
This Greek man influenced Greek drama by writing comedy
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What is Parthenon
The most famous temple dedicated to the goddess of the city, Athena
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What is past Olympic games
These games only included the Greeks
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What is barren highlands
This word describes Greece's high areas.
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What is a tragedy
A synonym for this word is disastrous
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What is Hippocrates
This Greek man influenced Greek medicine by keeping careful records on illness and treatment
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What is Alexander and Darius
The two Greek men that followed in their father's footsteps
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What is present Olympic games
These games include people from all over the world
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What is marathon
This word was created when a Greek soldier ran 26 miles to Athens with the good news of a victory
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What is a myth
A synonym for this word is a fable.
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What is Archimedes
This Greek man influenced Greek medicine by learning more about math and science (Hint: Eureka!)
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What is Alexander
The Greek man that left his homeland, started a seige train, and spread Greek culture
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What is past Olympic games
These games include horse races
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What is Eureka
This word was created when Archimedes "found it"
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