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Study of the Greek History

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Who is the Greek Goddess of the Hearth?   Hestia  
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What was a Greek Male party called? usually held in the Greek Household.   Symposium  
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What God had a city named after Himself?   Dionysus  
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Who weren't allowed to compete in the Ancient Olympic Games?   Women  
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How many Oxen did the Greeks sacrafice during a Hecatomb?   One hundred  
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Could Girls have an Education in their childhood?   No  
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What were female prostitutes called?   Hetairi  
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Who bought the Slaves?   Kyrios  
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What Greek instrument looks like a harp?   Lyre  
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Who could get an education: Boys or Girls?   Boys  
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What aged did boys go to school?   Seven  
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Could female slaves work on a farm?   No  
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How many Olympians were there?   Twelve  
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What was the Woman of the Household called?   Kyria  
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What was the most dangerous job to do as a Male slave?   Mining  
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There where two Greek play types: One was Tragedy, what was the other?   Comedy  
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We get our primary sources from a Greek what?   Pot  
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What was a Greek Music teacher called?   Kitharistes  
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Who taught the Greek Boy how to manage a farm? And what was his Greek name?   Kyrios  
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What did an actor wear in a Greek play?   Mask  
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What room could only Priests go into in a Greek Temple?   Naos  
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What was the enterance to the Naos called?   Pronaos  
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What room of the temple kept the remaining treasures from the sale of the skins from sacraficed animals.   Opisthodomos  
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What was the name of a Greek woman who worshipped the greek God Dinoysus?   Maenads  
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The greek woman who worshipped Dionysus associated with: dancing, sex... What was the last?   Violence  
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What was the name of a Greek Man who worshipped the greek God Dionysus?   Satyrs  
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The man who worshipped the greek God Dionysus were half man half what?   Goat  
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The Ancient Greek theatron was built on a what?   Hill  
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The theatrons seats were made out of either wood or what?   Stone  
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What was the name of the flute like instrument?   Aulos  
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What was a Greek P.E teacher called?   Paidotribes  
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What was the name of the most important room of a Greek House?   Andron  
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What was the name of the wooden platform that was on two wheels? (That is supposed to represent what happened off stage in a greek play.)   Ekkyklema  
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What was the name of the crane like object that was used to Hoist characters into the air?   Mechane  
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What was the name of the celebration of Athene's birthday that was held in July?   Panathenaia  
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What was the name of someone who recited Greek poetry?   Rhapsodes  
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What was the name of the greatest sanctuary in Athens?   Acropolis  
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Zeus was the god of the what?   Weather  
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What was the sign of the God Zeus?   Lightning bolt  
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What was the name of the Goddess that was married to Zeus?   Hera  
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The Goddess Hera was the God of what?   Marriage  
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The statue outside of a Greek home had an erect what?   Phallus  
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Poseidon was the Greek God of the what?   Sea  
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What did the God Poseidon hold? Which was also part of his sign.   Trident  
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What was the Greek name for the man of the household?   Kyrios  
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What was the Greek name for the woman of the household?   Kyria  
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When a child is born, the greek father places the child on the what?   Floor  
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When a greek baby girl is born the parents place a wreath made of what?   Wool  
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When a greek baby boy is born the parents place a wreath made of a what branch?   Olive  
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