- Democracy started in Ancient Athens
- Children slept in whicker baskets until they were seven years old
- Ancient Greeks ate dinner while lying on their sides
- The yo-yo originated in Greece over 3,000 years ago
- Sparta had two kings
- Spartan boys started training for war at age seven
- Greek religion centered around 12 Olympian Gods; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Dementer, Athena, Hestia, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Hermes
- Spartan women trained but did not fight, they thought strong women would bare strong babies
- Ancient Greece had slaves
- First Olympic games were held in Athens in 776BC
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- Greek culture was defined by art
- Mild Mediterranean climate allowed most activities to be outside, the house was just for sleeping in and protection from elements
- Educating the young was important to the Greeks
- Olives and grapes were a huge import for Greece (and still are)
- Greek sportsmen smeared their bodies with oil and grease
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