How can I use this with my children?

Read through the information sheet, then

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answering the quiz questions at the end.

How does this help my children’s learning?

A quiz is a fun and motivational way

of evaluating children’s learning at the
beginning or end of a topic. You can
also use them with your child to start a
discussion or inspire further learning.

Ideas for further learning:

Take a look at the Ancient Greece section

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about Ancient Greece.
 Ancient Greece Fact File

The ancient Greek people were alive about 3000

years ago. They ruled over Europe before the
Romans, who copied a lot of Greek building and
painting techniques. Greek buildings were very
special because they had big stone columns and
lovely pictures carved out of stone on them.
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The ancient Greeks worshipped lots of gods and goddesses because they
thought that each one was in charge of different parts of everyday life.
There were lots of temples built to help the Greeks pray to certain gods or
goddesses, but they were believed to all live together on Mount Olympus.
Here are a few examples of the different gods and goddesses:
Δ Aphrodite – goddess of love
Δ Apollo – god of the sun and music
Δ Athena – goddess of war
Δ Hermes – the messenger of the gods
Δ Zeus – king of the gods
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Sport was a very important part of life 3000 years ago and
the athletes (sports men and women who took part) were
praised like heroes. Olive wreaths were presented to the
winners of competitions to show how great they
were. It was the ancient Greeks who invented the
Olympic Games which included sports like running
and wrestling. The very first marathon was run in
ancient Greece too, when Pheidippides ran 26
miles from Marathon to Athens.

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They were also a very artistic group of people. The ancient Greeks liked to
play music, paint, make things out of clay and put on plays for everyone
to watch. They are especially famous for their beautiful clay pots with
black pictures painted on them.
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Did you know that the ancient Greeks invented the alphabet?
They don’t look much like the letters in our alphabet, but the first two
letters of the Greek alphabet are alpha and beta. When you put them
together, you get the word alphabet!

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 Ancient Greece Quiz for Kids
1. How many years ago did the ancient Greek people live?

2. Did they live before or after the Romans?

3. Did the ancient Greeks pray to one god or lots of gods?

4. What was the name of the king of the gods?

5. Where did the ancient Greek gods live?

6. What is the name of the big sporting event that the ancient
Greeks invented?

7. How many miles are there in a marathon race?

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8. Name three artistic things the ancient Greeks liked to do.
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9. What colour paint was used to put pictures on clay pots?

10. Name the first two letters in the Greek alphabet.

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Ancient Greece Quiz for Kids - Answers

1. How many years ago did the ancient Greek people live?

3000 years ago

2. Did they live before or after the Romans?

Before the Romans

3. Did the ancient Greeks pray to one god or lots of gods?

Lots of gods

4. What was the name of the king of the gods?

Zeus

5. Where did the ancient Greek gods live?

Mount Olympus

6. What is the name of the big sporting event that the ancient
Greeks invented?

Olympics or Olympic Games

7. How many miles are there in a marathon race?

26 miles

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8. Name three artistic things the ancient Greeks liked to do.
Δ Three chosen from:

Δ play music, paint, make things out of clay and put on plays

9. What colour paint was used to put pictures on clay pots?

Black

10. Name the first two letters in the Greek alphabet.

Alpha, Beta

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