Question

Facts about ancient Greece​

Answer 1

1. Athens and Sparta were both major city-states, participating greatly in the Peloponnesian war (Sparta won)

2. Grapes and olives were two commonly used and traded food items that were often used to make wine and oil

3. Athens found value in learning and growing their society and their government was a democracy, while Sparta was a oligarchy and focused on getting stronger at fighting and winning wars

Answer 2

1. The Greeks often ate dinner while lying on their sides.
2. They invented the yo-yo which is considered the 2nd oldest toy in the world after the doll.
3. Greeks had some strange superstitions about food some wouldn’t eat beans as they thought they contained the souls of the dead!