Quiz: Background of Greece and the Iliad Flashcards
invaded Greece around 1100 BC
Dorians
lived on the island of Crete
Minoans
traded with the Greeks after 800 BC
Phoenicians
ruling group on the Greek mainland from 1600 BC - 1100 BC
Mycenaeans
influenced the Greek world from 3000 BC - 1100 BC
Minoans
Athens and Sparta
city-states
Greeks used the written signs of these people to establish their alphabet
Phoenicians
The Greeks established major colonies called ___ on ___, ___ and other areas throughout the ___.
city-states
Sicily
southern Italy
Mediterranean
known for their defeat of Troy around 1250 BC
Mycenaeans
polis
city-state
What was the name of the festival that was held in honor of Zeus?
the Olympic Games
The Iliad is what type of poem?
an epic poem
first folk, then became literary
The Iliad takes place during what part of the Trojan war?
the last 2 months
How many Greek ships were sent to fight Troy?
1,000
How long did the Greek and Trojan War last?
10 years (according to legend)
original husband of Helen
Menelaus
sea goddess & mother of Achilles
Thetis
goddess of love and beauty
Aphrodite
a prince of Troy (originally a shepherd)
Paris
goddess of wisdom and war
Athena
ruler of the air
Zeus
writer of The Iliad and The Odyssey
Homer
Titan who took control and led the other Titans
Cronus
most beautiful woman in the world
Helen
wife of Zeus
Hera
ruler of the dead and the underworld
Hades
the archer god
Apollo
the earth goddess or mother earth
Gaea
high-king of Greece
Agamemnon
Explain the story of how the Trojan war began including the story of the golden apple and the story of Paris.
prophecy (Paris= destruction of Troy) shepherd raised him, not killed golden apple story competed in race (beat prince) sentenced to death, but pardoned accepted as prince & named Paris Menelaus left for a funeral and Paris stole Helen and gold
