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Tell me you owned the Ancient Greece Eyewitness book without telling me you owned the Ancient Greece Eyewitness book.

Tell me you owned the Ancient Greece Eyewitness book without telling me you owned the Ancient Greece Eyewitness book.

A Greek statue, and "Who is the Greek Goddess of Love?"

Dime que tenías la enciclopedia Eyewitness de la antigua Grecia sin decirme que tenías la enciclopedia Eyewitness de la antigua Grecia

Solo quienes estaban obsesionados con la antigua Grecia de niños pasarán esta prueba

Only People Who Were Obsessed With Ancient Greece As A Kid Will Be Able To Pass This Quiz

Can You Pass This 10-Question Ancient Greece Quiz?

Only Ancient Greece Enthusiasts Will Be Able To Pass This 10-Question Quiz

The Greek gods and goddesses were said to live on [Mount Olympus](https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/greek-mythology#:~:text=At%20the%20center%20of%20Greek,every%20aspect%20of%20human%20life.), aka the highest mountain in Greece.

Mount Olympus

According to Greek mythology, where did 12 of the gods and goddesses reside?

Greece was originally called [Hellas](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zxytpv4#:~:text=The%20Greeks%20called%20themselves%20Hellenes,scattered%20around%20the%20Mediterranean%20Sea.), with Ancient Greeks calling themselves "Hellenes."

Hellas

What was the name of Greece before it was known as Greece?

The Ancient Greeks [invented cheesecake](https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/08/cheesecake-ancient-greece/), traditionally eating them at weddings and also giving them to Olympians for energy before they competed.

Cheesecake

Which dessert did the Ancient Greeks invent?

In the 300s BCE, [Alexander the Great](https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/alexander-the-great) took control of all Ancient Greece's city-states and formed the Ancient Greek Empire.

Alexander the Great

Who was the founder of the Ancient Greek Empire?

The Ancient Greeks were superstitious about eating beans because they believed they contained ["the souls of the dead."](https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/greece/10-facts-about-the-ancient-greeks/)

Beans

Which food did Ancient Greeks believe contained "the souls of the dead"?

Ancient Greeks are descendants of [the Mycenaeans](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/myce/hd_myce.htm#:~:text=Mycenaean%20is%20the%20term%20applied,Greeks%20in%20the%20Trojan%20War.).

The Mycenaeans

Ancient Greeks descended from which people?

Now also known as the Trojan horse, the Mycenaeans allegedly rode into the city of Troy inside [a hollow wooden horse](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trojan-horse), persuading the Trojans that the horse was an offering to Athena, the goddess of war.

A wooden horse

When the Mycenaeans invaded Troy, what did they ride in inside?

[Aphrodite](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aphrodite-Greek-mythology) is the Goddess of Love, according to Ancient Greek mythology.

Aphrodite

Handshakes [date as far back](https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-handshake) as the Ancient Greek times, with it depicted in both their art and even on their coins.

Handshakes

Which modern greeting originated in Ancient Greece?

Homer [wrote _The Odyssey_ and _The Iliad_](https://www.britannica.com/summary/Homer-Greek-poet), two of the oldest works of literature that are still read in today's society.

Homer

And lastly, who wrote the famous Ancient Greek epic poems, _The Odyssey_ and _The Iliad_?

You know literally nothing about the Ancient Greeks

You clearly listened — or at least _half-listened_ — during your Ancient Greece unit in school.

You knew a decent amount of these!

Because you _REALLY_ know your Ancient Greece!!!

Damn, you definitely owned this book as a kid!

Dime que tenías una enciclopedia de la antigua Grecia sin decirme que tenías una enciclopedia de la antigua Grecia.

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