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Greek legacy hunt today — Homework

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Greek legacy hunt today — Homework

Answer in complete sentences.

  1. 1.Where did the word "marathon" come from?
  2. 2.In what year did the ancient Olympic Games begin, and in what year were they revived?
  3. 3.What Greek myth explains why a book of maps is called an "atlas"?
  4. 4.Name one English word derived from Greek related to government, and one derived from a myth.
  5. 5.Choose three modern words, buildings, or practices and trace each back to a specific ancient Greek origin.
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