Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and Children

It’s GREEK to Me

“It’s Greek to me” is often said when something is beyond one’s understanding or is especially difficult. But nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to the Greek language. The Greek alphabet and language look and sound exotic and complicated, but they shaped the vocabulary of Western languages, including English.

When early peoples began to write, they drew pictures

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