Chapter 8 Stiles Gods and Goddesses

Question 1

Oligarchy

Answer 1

Type of government in which only a few people have power; in Greece it was the Aristocrats

Question 2

Tyrant

Answer 2

Leader who held power through the use of force

Question 3

Aristocrats

Answer 3

Rich landowners

Question 4

Classical

Answer 4

“Age” a time marked by great achievement

Question 5

Citizens

Answer 5

People who had the right to participate in government; in Greece this is only for free men

Question 6

Democracy

Answer 6

Type of government in which people rule themselves. This is what Ancient Greece had for a period of time; not what the United States has

Question 7

Polis

Answer 7

Greek word for city-state

Question 8

Fables

Answer 8

Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

Question 9

Acropolis

Answer 9

High hill often with a fortress on it

Question 10

Agora

Answer 10

In this location, Greeks bought and sold goods, held religious ceremonies, conducted political meetings and votes

Question 11

Sappho

Answer 11

Most famous lyric woman poet

Question 12

Homer

Answer 12

Author of the Iliad and Odyssey

Question 13

Peisistratus

Answer 13

Overthrew the aristocracy and established myself as a tyrant ; made improvements to Athens.

Question 14

Cleisthenes

Answer 14

Established a new form of government in Athens; nicknamed the “Father of Democracy”

Question 15

Hera

Answer 15

Weapon was prophesy and trickery

Question 16

Artemis

Answer 16

Protect the city from a disaster

Question 17

Dionysus

Answer 17

God of wine and parties

Question 18

Ares

Answer 18

Power was waging war

Question 19

Hestia

Answer 19

Protect the homeless and orphaned children of Greece

Question 20

Aesop

Answer 20

Famous author of fables

Question 21

Pericles

Answer 21

Athenian leader from 460-429 BCE; Athens achieved greatness under him and reached the height of Athenian democracy; started to pay jurors and public officials

Question 22

Draco

Answer 22

Created extremely harsh laws and punishments that Athenians had to follow

Question 23

Solon

Answer 23

Created LESS harsh laws and gave non-aristocrats power; all free Athenian men became citizens

Question 24

Apollo

Answer 24

God of the sun

Question 25

Zeus

Answer 25

Weapon was the thunderbolt and lightning

Question 26

Aphrodite

Answer 26

Married to Hephaestus

Question 27

Athena

Answer 27

Goddess of wisdom

Question 28

Hades

Answer 28

Weapon was a cap of invisibility

Question 29

Where did the Mycenaeans live?

Answer 29

Mainland Greece

Question 30

Where did the Minoans live?

Answer 30

Crete

Question 31

What was the most famous city-state for the Mycenaean civilization?

Answer 31

Mycenae

Question 32

Describe the geography of Greece.

Answer 32

Rocky, mountainous, surrounded by water(peninsula) with many small islands surrounding it

Question 33

What sea is east of Greece?

Answer 33

Aegean Sea

Question 34

What mountain range runs through Greece?

Answer 34

Pindos

Question 35

Name one major city-state.

Answer 35

Athens, Delos, Sparta, Thebes, Thermopylae

Question 36

What is the period of time called that is marked with war and disorder in Greece?

Answer 36

Dark Ages

Question 37

Who did Paris pick as the "fairest goddess?"

Answer 37

Aphrodite

Question 38

Why did Agamemnon fight for the Greeks against the Trojans?

Answer 38

His brother is Menelaus.

Question 39

According to legend, who is considered the most beautiful woman in the world?

Answer 39

Helen of Sparta

Question 40

Who was shot in the heel during the last part of the war? He also lost his cousin and took revenge on his killer.

Answer 40

Achilles

Question 41

Who was King of Sparta and married to the most beautiful woman in the world?

Answer 41

Menelaus

Question 42

Who was the heir to the throne of Troy and was killed by Achilles?

Answer 42

Hector

Question 43

Why does Achilles refuse to fight anymore?

Answer 43

Agamemnon took Achilles' "prize of war," Briseis

Question 44

Who went to Achilles to beg for his son's body back and was the King of Troy?

Answer 44

King Priam

Question 45

What government is best described as citizens electing officials to make and vote on laws?

Answer 45

Representative democracy

Question 46

Why were juries made up of odd numbers in Athens?

Answer 46

So there would not be any ties.

Question 47

Name the 6 types of government in order that Athens had.

Answer 47

1. Monarchy(Kings) 2. Oligarchy(aristocrats) 3. Tyrant 4. Oligarchy(aristocrats) 5. Democracy 6. Monarchy(Kings)

Question 48

What natural event is explained by Hephaestus working of his forge?

Answer 48

Volcanoes

Question 49

Why were Greek myths written? What did they explain?

Answer 49

To explain natural/historical events

Question 50

What is the best definition of a lyric poem?

Answer 50

Poems set to music; music was played by a lyre.

Question 51

Why did the Greeks visit the oracle of Delphi?

Answer 51

To ask the oracle(priestess of Apollo) for advice from the gods

Question 52

In our language, what are the Greeks influences that we see?

Answer 52

We got words, expressions, names of places, sport teams, movies, television shows

Question 53

According to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?

Answer 53

Demeter is unhappy that her daughter is taken by Hades, so when her daughter returns, Demeter is happy.

Question 54

Who fell in love with Epimetheus and opened a wedding present that she was told not to?

Answer 54

Pandora

Question 55

Who was punished by Zeus for giving fire to humans by being chained to a rock?

Answer 55

Prometheus

Question 56

Who was taken by Hades to the underworld and ate only 6 pomegranate seeds?

Answer 56

Persephone