comprehension questions 3 Flashcards
What was the chief aim of the Athenian educator?
The building of character.
What was the Athenian’s ideal for education? How was it different from the Spartans?
They trained both the body and the mind. They believed in a strong feeling of patriotism to serve the country and therefore trained the mind and also wanted their men to be strong to defend the nation so they trained the body; The main focus of Spartan education was the training of the body.
Describe the subjects of an Athenian education.
Letters: Read and write ; Music: play the lyre and sing ; Running, juimping, wrestling, and throwing.
What happened to an Athenian after he finished school.
Full citizens rights came a few years afterward, until then he was required to do military work, as well as take the Oath of Ephebi. He was also given the sheild and spear of a warrior.
How did the Greek dramas arise in ancient Greece?
As a religious observance for the god Dionysus.
