unit 4 comp. questins

Question 1

Why are Greek dramas among the classics of the world?

Answer 1

They are another form or representation of Greek history & will always be written & read no matter when or by whom it was written.

Question 2

Who were some of the main dramatists, and what are the titles of their plays?

Answer 2

1. Aeschylus: Orestia/Agammemnon, The Persians.
2. Sophocles: Antiope
3. Eurpides: The Trojan Woman.

Question 3

Describe some of Archimedes’ inventions.

Answer 3

Invented the helix, a strange grappling hook that could be launched from a ship onto another overturn it, and he also showed the Syracusians how to use a water pump in their ships to save them from sinking when they got flooded.