Chapter 8 - Last Section Flashcards
Wealthy boys in Greece had a servant accompany the, to school….. They were called ______.
Pedagogues
Why are the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey important in under standing ancient Greece?
The poems show how life and culture wow in ancient Greece during the dark age.
Shows the values every good hero should have, such as dignity, strength, valor, generosity, and wisdom
The Greeks had an alphabet with _____ letters
24
He was a blind poet that wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Homer (simpson)
The _____ tells the story of the Trojan War.
The ______ recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus.
Iliad
Odyssey (Odysseus)
What kind of poems are the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Epics
A ____ is a story designed to teach a lesson. The characters usually involved animals acting like humans. They usually did NOT involve the gods.
Fable
A fable usually stated its point in a brief closing statement called the _______.
Moral
He was a Greek slave and the author of many of fables.
Aesop
The Greeks had plays in huge outdoor theaters called ________.
Amphitheaters
There were two types of Greek drama: _____ and ________.
Comedy and tragedy
He wrote a lot of Greek comedies:
He wrote a lot of tragedies:
Aristophanes
Sophocles
_______ usually ended with the downfall of the hero because of a character flaw, such as pride or
jealousy
Tragedies
What did Greek actors wear so the far away crowd could tell what the actors were feeling?
Masks
Who was the king with the Golden Touch?
What is the moral of this story?
Midas
Be careful what you wish for
