Greece

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Greece

Capital of Greece: Athens

One of Greece’s over 2600 Islands

Can you identify this sea? ? a)Aegean Sea b)Black Sea c)North Sea

These games started in Greece around 776 B.C, what are they? Pan American Games Olympic Games World Cup Soccer Games

Many English words are based on Greek roots; name some English words that use these Greek roots: Auto = “self” (for example: autograph) Logy = “the study of” Bio = “life” Geo =“earth” Opt =“eye”

Around 800 B.C. this Greek poet wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, who is he? a)Homer b)Sophocles c)El Greco

First the Greeks, then the Romans Ancient Greece is considered the foundational culture of Western Civilization Greek culture was a powerful influence in the Roman Empire 146 BC. Rome annexed the Greek peninsula and islands

Open Discussion: Fall of Great Empires Greek Empire in 323 BC (Italy to India)

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The capital of this country is Rome, what country is it? a)Italy b)Greece c)Spain

1/3 of this country is north of the Arctic Circle, what country is it? a)Finland b)France c)Denmark

The official language of this country is Portuguese, what country is it? a)Columbia b)Brazil c)Bolivia

In 1961, the US banned trade with this Caribbean country, what country is it? a)Jamaica b)Costa Rica c)Cuba