Topic 3- The Classical Age of Greece and Rome- 800 B.C.-A.D. 200

Question 1

The Greeks championed individual _____, developed an early form of _____ and demonstrated the power of _____.

Answer 1

freedom
democracy
rational thought

Question 2

Greek ideals of _____ and _____ have spread throughout the world.

Answer 2

beauty
justice

Question 3

This war is the subject of the Iliad, a long narrative poem by Homer that is still popular today.

Answer 3

Trojan War

Question 4

The blind poet and the author of the long narrative poem Iliad.

Answer 4

Homer

Question 5

According to the legend, Greek soldiers hid in a massive hollow statue of a horse to gain entrance to Troy.

Answer 5

Trojan War

Question 6

From fierce _____ _____ to boldly ambitious _____ _____, the Greeks aimed for the best in all things.

Answer 6

athletic competitions
educational programs

Question 7

Greek religion is worshipped centered on an elite group of gods-the __ _____, headed by _____ and his wife, _____.

Answer 7

12 Olympians
Zeus
Hera

Question 8

king of the gods, king of all divinities, god of thunder, the father of Aphrodite, Apollo, Athena, and Hermes. For the most part, does not take sides in the war.

Answer 8

Zeus

Question 9

goddess of warfare and wisdom, protects the Greeks

Answer 9

Athena

Question 10

god of battle

Answer 10

Ares

Question 11

goddess of agriculture

Answer 11

Demeter

Question 12

queen of divinities, goddess of marriage; the queen of the gods, sister, and wife of Zeus; favors the Greeks

Answer 12

Hera

Question 13

the god of healing, poetry, light, music, prophecy; favors and protects the Trojans

Answer 13

Apollo

Question 14

goddess of love and beauty; favors the Trojans

Answer 14

Aphrodite

Question 15

messenger of the gods

Answer 15

Hermes

Question 16

god of the sea and earthquakes

Answer 16

Poseidon

Question 17

goddess of hunting

Answer 17

Artemis

Question 17

god of fire and toolmaking

Answer 17

Hephaestus

Question 18

goddess of home and family

Answer 18

Hestia

Question 19

sea goddess, mother of Achilles

Answer 19

Thetis

Question 20

Greeks: the mightiest Greek warrior, son of Thetis and the mortal king Peleus.

Answer 20

Achilles

Question 21

Greeks: the King of Mycenae, brother of Meneleus and commander of all the Greek forces at Troy.

Answer 21

Agamemnon

Question 22

Greeks: the wife of Meneleus, daughter of Zeus

Answer 22

Helen

Question 22

Greeks: King of Sparta, whose wife Helen, was carried off to Troy by Paris.

Answer 22

Meneleus

Question 22

Greeks: the King of Pylos, oldest and wisest of the Greek leaders.

Answer 22

Nestor

Question 23

Greeks: the King of Ithaca, known for his craftiness.

Answer 23

Odysseus

Question 24

Greeks: a young Greek warrior, best friend of Achilles.

Answer 24

Patroclus

Question 25

Trojans: the wife of Hector.

Answer 25

Andromache

Question 26

Trojans: the infant son of Hector and Andromache.

Answer 26

Astyanax

Question 27

Trojans: a priest of Apollo, whose daughter has been captured by the Greeks.

Answer 27

Chryses

Question 28

Trojans: the leader and greatest warrior of the Trojan army.

Answer 28

Hector

Question 29

Trojans: the Queen of Troy, wife of Priam and mother of Hector and Paris.

Answer 29

Hecuba

Question 30

Trojans: the Trojan prince whose abduction of Helen from Greece was the cause of the Trojan War.

Answer 30

Paris

Question 31

Greek literature begins with the epics, the _____ and the _____, believed to have been composed by the blind poet _____.

Answer 31

Iliad Odyssey Homer

Question 31

The written forms of the Iliad and the Odyssey date from the _____

Answer 31

700 BC

Question 31

Trojans: the King of Troy, father of Hector and Paris.

Answer 31

Priam

Question 32

The Trojan War, which probably took place around _____, forms the backdrop for the two epics.

Answer 32

1250 BC

Question 32

During the _____, a new kind of poetry arose- the lyric.

Answer 32

600 BC

Question 33

A new kind of poetry arose that allowed poets to express their thoughts and feelings.

Answer 33

Lyric

Question 34

During the _______, drama became the most important literary form.

Answer 34

400 BC

Question 35

A serious drama about the downfall of a tragic hero- and comedy.

Answer 35

dramatic forms of tragedy

Question 36

The greatest tragedy dramatists were _____, _____, _____.

Answer 36

Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides

Question 36

The comedies of _____ often poked fun at _____, _____ and _____ _____.

Answer 36

Aristophanes customs politics respected Athenians

Question 37

According to legend, the Trojan War resulted from an argument among the gods: _____, the goddess of _____, was angry because she had not been invited to the wedding of _____, a mortal king, and _____, a sea goddess.

Answer 37

Eris strife Peleus Thetis

Question 37

To get revenge, Eris threw a golden apple labeled: “__________”,into the midst of the wedding guests.

Answer 37

for the fairest

Question 37

A dispute arose when the 3 goddesses- _____, _____, _____ -claimed the prize.

Answer 37

Hera Athena Aphrodite

Question 38

_____, the son of the trojan king _____, was chosen to decide which of the 3 was in fact the most beautiful. Each goddess offered Paris a bribe. But he awarded the apple to _____ who had promised him _____, the most beautiful woman in the world.

Answer 38

Paris Priam Aphrodite Helen

Question 38

Abduction of Helen. Helen was already married to _____, the king of _____, where he stayed as a guest of the king. According to the custom of the time, a host and a guest had sacred obligations to each other.

Answer 38

Meneleus Sparta

Question 39

_____, ignoring his duty to his host, took _____ back to Troy with him. _____ and his brother _____ then gathered warriors from all over Greece to attack Troy and retrieve Helen.

Answer 39

Paris Helen Meneleus Agamemnon

Question 40

The _____ forces sailed to Troy and surrounded the city, besieging it for ten years. The events recounted in the _____ take place during the final year of the war.

Answer 40

Greek Iliad

Question 41

The poem focuses on _____, the greatest Greek warrior. When he was an infant, his goddess mother had held him by the heel and dipped into the river _____ in the realm of the dead. After that, Achilles could not be hurt in any part of his body, except for his heel. He does, however, have a fierce temper which proves costly to the Greeks.

Answer 41

Achilles Styx

Question 41

_____ story begins with a quarrel between _____ and _____, the commander of the Greek forces. Achilles, filled with anger, withdraws from the war. As a result, the Trojans, led by the brave _____, are able to drive the Greeks back to their ships.

Answer 41

Homer’s Achilles and Agamemnon Hector

Question 41

_____ returns to combat only after his best friend, _____, has been killed by _____. With unstoppable energy, Achilles kills every Trojan in his path until he finally meets Hector in a man-to-man battle outside the ___ ___.

Answer 41

Achilles Patroclus Hector city walls