Today 7th

Question 1

What are the differences between epics and fables?

Answer 1

epic- long poems about brave heroes and adventures, thought to be true, written down, and describes brave deeds; fable- a short story that usually has talking animals that show human qualities, often funny, told out loud, and ends with a moral.

Question 2

What is a myth?

Answer 2

a traditional story that explains a culture’s beliefs or part of the natural world.

Question 3

How did Ancient Greeks honor their gods?

Answer 3

rituals, or religious ceremonies, festivals, celebrations, feasts, and athletic events such as the Olympic Games.

Question 4

Be able to identify summaries of The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Answer 4

The Iliad- epic story of a war between the Greeks and the people of Troy; showed the anger of the Greek god, Achilles. The Odyssey- story of the hero Odysseus and his adventures going home from the Trojan War.

Question 5

What is a very famous fable still told today?

Answer 5

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf”

Question 6

What is a drama?

Answer 6

a story told by people who act out the events (actors)

Question 7

What is the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?

Answer 7

tragedy- a drama in which characters struggle to overcome problems, but fail.
comedy- a drama that tells a humorous story

Question 8

What is philosophy?

Answer 8

“Love of wisdom” Greek philosophers were great thinkers.

Question 9

Why were temples built?

Answer 9

each temple was dedicated to a god or goddess

Question 10

Why were people threatened by Socrates and what happened to him?

Answer 10

leaders thought he was dangerous because he encouraged people to question their leaders.

Question 11

What did Plato believe about government?

Answer 11

Plato believed that wise philosopher kings should rule, brave warriors should defend society, and the common people should do all the work.

Question 12

Whose ideas about government influenced the founders of the United States?
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Answer 12

Aristotle

Question 13

Who was Philip II of Macedonia?

Answer 13

King of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great. He led Macedonia to become a great power with a great army and at one point he controlled most of Greece.

Question 14

What was the dream of Philip II and Alexander?

Answer 14

To defeat and take over the Persian Empire 17

Question 15

What was one of Alexander’s army’s biggest assets?

Answer 15

his cavalry

Question 16

What are some reasons that Alexander was known as “Great”?

Answer 16

Great military leader, brave commander, cared for his men, hero, etc

Question 17

What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?

Answer 17

it broke apart into 4 separate kingdoms

Question 18

What are examples of Hellenistic art?

Answer 18

statues showed people more realistically, dramas (new kind of comedy), architecture, rebuilt cities

Question 19

Know the differences between Epicureanism and Stoicism?

Answer 19

Epicureanism- the philosophy of Epicurus, which says that the purpose of life is to find happiness and peace.
Stoicism- the philosophy of the Stoics, which says that people should use reason and not emotion.

Question 20

Be able to identify different aspects of Hellenistic math and science.

Answer 20

Herodotus, “father of history”, Hippocrates, “father of medicine”, Hippocratic Oath

Question 21

What are some inventions of the Hellenistic Era?

Answer 21

catapults, different ways to study the stars

Question 22

What are some astronomy discoveries that were made in the Hellenistic Era?

Answer 22

Aristarchus, sun was the center of the universe, Eratosthenes, Earth was round.

Question 23

What was the empire that eventually took over Greece after Alexander died?

Answer 23

rome