Lesson 1

Question 1

The Greek name for Mother Earth, mother of all living things

Answer 1

Gaea

Question 2

The Greek name for Father Sky

Answer 2

Uranus

Question 3

first Children of Earth and Uranus; giants

Answer 3

Titans & Titanesses

Question 4

Second children of Earth; one-eyed children of Earth and Uranus

Answer 4

Cyclopes

Question 5

the deepest, darkest pit under the earth

Answer 5

Tartarus

Question 6

youngest Titan; overcame Uranus

Answer 6

Cronus

Question 7

wife and sister of Cronus; a Titanes

Answer 7

Rhea

Question 8

youngest child of Cronus; King of gods

Answer 8

Zeus

Question 9

island where Zeus was raised

Answer 9

Crete

Question 10

The Golden Age of Man was during his reign

Answer 10

Cronus

Question 11

superb, wonderful

Answer 11

magnificent

Question 12

plentiful, abundant

Answer 12

bountiful

Question 13

Milky Way galaxy, the world

Answer 13

universe

Question 14

extremely, immensely

Answer 14

tremendously

Question 15

repugnance

Answer 15

disgust

Question 16

a hard stone

Answer 16

flint

Question 17

curved metal blade with a short handle

Answer 17

sickle

Question 18

narrow opening, crack

Answer 18

crevices

Question 19

gigantic, unnatural

Answer 19

monstrous

Question 20

to express sorrow or grief

Answer 20

mourn

Question 21

Identify and give the significance of the marked location.

Answer 21

Crete - hiding place of the baby Zeus

Question 22

Identify and give the significance of the marked location.

Answer 22

Greece - land of the gods

Question 23

How did Rhea and Mother Earth fool Cronus?

Answer 23

When Rhea’s sixth child was born, Rhea wrapped a rock in baby clothes and tricked Cronus into swallowing the rock instead of the newborn. Rhea then hid the baby in a secret cave on the Island of Crete.