Greece wasn't united into one country as it is today. It was made up of many _______-________
City-states
100
True or False: Girls and women were sent to school at a very young age. Greeks believed it was important to educate young women early.
False. Very few girls went to school. Fathers thought it was better for a daughter to stay at home with her mother and learn how to be a good wife and run a home.
100
Name 1 famous philosopher.
Plato, Socrates, Thales, Democritus
100
True or False: The myth of Narcissus is about a kind and caring young man who gives his life to help other people.
False. He was obsessed with himself!
100
What war did Odysseus fight for 10 years after leaving Ithaca?
Trojan War
200
Name two famous places in Ancient Greece.
Athens, Sparta, Crete, Thermopylae, Piraes, Peloponnesus, etc.
200
Did boys in Athens go to school?
Yes. They weren't required to but those who did learned to read and write.
200
What does "fertile" mean in this example: Where the land was fertile, the Greeks were successful growing a large amount of crops.
Fertile: Producing or capable of producing crops or vegetation.
200
What is the connection between the myth of Narcissus and the word Narcissism which means, "Love for one's own body"?
Narcissus loved his own body and looks so much that it led to him staring in his own reflection until he wasted away.
200
Who is the Cyclops' father?
Poseidon
300
True or False: Greece had very fertile farmland and farmers could grow a TON of different crops. The land was flat and full of prairies.
False. Greeks were able to grow certain types of food but the land was not very fertile. They could grow much of their own food until the population grew too large for the land.
300
What was life like for young boys in Sparta?
When a boy was seven, he left home to live in a camp in the mountains where he learned to be a soldier and an athlete and trained to become a lifelong soldier.
300
Who was Homer?
He was the poet and author of The Odyssey and The Iliad.
300
What was the name of the room where men ate and had parties in Greek homes? (Hint: It begins with "a")
Andron
300
What did the golden apple say that was tossed in front of Athena, Aphrodite and Hera?
"To the fairest."
400
Above a city or town, there was a hill called the _______________, which means "upper city". This is where temples to the gods were built.
Acropolis.
400
How were girls treated in Sparta? Was this similar or different to other places in Greece?
Sparta was the only city-state where girls were treated as the equal boys. The girls also had to train to be strong and fit.
400
What was a lyre?
A stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece
400
What were Greek homes usually made out of?
Brick and clay as well straw which was then shaped into bricks and left it in the sun to dry.
400
How did Penelope truly know it was Odysseus when he returned to Ithaca? What did she do to test him?
The tree that that they made their bed around was a secret between just the two of them.
500
At the center of the city was the ______________ where people met one another to discuss important matters and where the market was held.
Agora
500
True or False: Once Spartan men got married at about 20 they retired from fighting and got to relax everyday and do whatever they wanted.
False. While they were married at about 20, the men continued to live in dormitories until they were 30.
500
What was Piraeus?
An important port used by the Greeks located near Athens where they improved things like trading, ships and businesses.
500
Were boys in Athens trained the same as the boys in Sparta?
Sparta was much more intense and started at a younger age. Their training and life as a soldier was lifelong.
500
What is an expression that means having to choose between two evils? (Choose between two very difficult things)