CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Olympic Games were first held on the island of CRETE and were contests in which the ancient Greek ATHLETES competed. False-they were in OLYMPIA and ATHLETES competed. In Athens, boys were educated in school, but the girls were educated at home. The parthenon was a temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first ancient Olympic Games took place almost 2, 800 years ago in the town of Olympia. They were the oldest, and largest, of the four PanHellenic Games-four separate sports festivals held in ancient Greece.
Detailed explanation-3: -Katakolon, Greece, is the site of the first Olympic Games, which took place in 776 B.C. Passengers on a Mediterranean cruise have the chance to walk through ancient ruins of massive pillars and statues that recall a time of extravagant grandeur.
Detailed explanation-4: -Greek myth credited the hero Herakles with devising the running races at Olympia to celebrate the completion of one of his twelve labors. Olympia was the most important sanctuary of the god Zeus, and the Games were held in his honor.