Ancient Greece Fun Facts

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  1. 5. This common adjective used to insult one's intelligence came from the Greeks.
  2. 6. Plato shared thoughts that this Greek city might actually be the lost city of Atlantis.
  3. 8. This dairy-based cake was invented by the Greeks.
  4. 12. The ancient Greeks invented the first one of these, it was used to predict lunar and solar eclipses.
  5. 13. These were also invented by the Greeks; the first one made sound by dropping pebbles into a gong.
  6. 14. Athletes in this event had to compete wearing no clothes!
  7. 15. This version of facial hair was considered a sign of intelligence and beauty in Ancient Greek times.
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  1. 1. When Greece was under Ottoman rule, this temple to Athena was once blown up.
  2. 2. Pop culture has led is wrong on Hercules' name; his Greek name is actually ________.
  3. 3. Get ready for this one... The ancient Greeks used these as toilet tissue ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  4. 4. Alexander the Great was tutored by this iconic Greek philosopher.
  5. 7. The Greeks did not actually call their homeland "Greece", they referred to it as ______. The Word Greece came from the Romans.
  6. 9. A court case in Greece could have as many as 500 of these!
  7. 10. In Greek mythology, this woman is the mother to all of the monsters.
  8. 11. This is one of the oldest toys in the world, and it was invented by the Greeks.