UNIT 7: Stages 13-14 Myths & Culture

Question 1

bellerophon

Answer 1

hero who tamed pegasus and killed chimera

Question 2

chiron

Answer 2

wise centaur who trained many heros

Question 3

gorgons

Answer 3

three sisters often depicted with snakes for hair

Question 4

graeae

Answer 4

three sisters who shared one eye and one tooth

Question 5

harpies

Answer 5

part-women, part-birds who snatched food away from their victims

Question 6

theseus

Answer 6

hero who killed the minotaur

Question 7

heracles

Answer 7

hero who killed the nemean lion, the hydra, and the stymphalian birds

Question 8

sphinx

Answer 8

female monster with the body of a lion, the head of a woman, and eagle’s wings

Question 9

oedipus

Answer 9

hero who solved the sphinx’s riddle

Question 10

roman name for the mediterranean

Answer 10

mare nostrum (“our sea”)

Question 11

celts

Answer 11

ancient people who lived north of italy, including modern spain, france, and britain

Question 12

celtic languages

Answer 12

language family that includes gaelic, irish, welsh, and cornish

Question 13

torque

Answer 13

tight-fitting, “choker”-style necklaces often worn by celts

Question 14

julius caesar

Answer 14

roman general who conquered gaul

Question 15

testudo

Answer 15

“turtle” formation in which roman soldiers covered themselves with their shields

Question 16

pytheas

Answer 16

greek explorer who circumnavigated britain

Question 17

claudius

Answer 17

roman emperor who successfully added britain as a province

Question 18

caligula

Answer 18

roman emperor who allegedly made his horse a senator and fought a war with neptune

Question 19

saturnalia

Answer 19

roman holiday celebrated every december, it included gift-giving, legalized gambling, and masters serving dinner to their slaves