Greek Mythology
Which god has the special power of a lightening bolt?
Zeus
Who is the most powerful of the greek gods?
Zeus
T/F Ancient Greece was comprised of city states.
T
After himself.
Where do the Greek gods live? (Not including Hades)
Mt. Olympus
Who is the god of the underworld?
Hades
What does Achille's heel mean?
A person's weakness or weak spot.
Who was one of Alexander's teachers?
Aristotle
T/F Sparta was known for its inventions and Intellectual reasoning.
F - That was Athens!
Which greek god or goddess likes to hunt?
Artemis
Who uses a trident to cause earthquakes?
Poseidon
Rule by a few that have equal power
Name someone from history who we have studied who idolized ATG.
Napoleon
F
Which god is known for being a messenger?
Hermes
Which god is known to be a big partier?
Dionysus
Define Tyranny
Rule by one person who overthrows the former government
List two important facts about Socrates.
1. He believed in asking his students questions.
2. He believed that man understands very little of the world.
3. He was sentenced to death because people were afraid of his out the box thinking.
What does the allusion, Odyssey mean?
epic trip
What purpose did the Greek myths serve in ancient Greek culture?
Which god kidnapped Persephone and who is Persephone's mother?
Hades and Demeter
List two important facts about Plato
1. Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
2. Created perfect frameworks and looked for evidence to support them.
3. Recorded Socrates work
List two important facts about Aristotle.
He believed in observing the natural world and creating hypotheses about how the world works from his observations.
Student of Plato and teacher of ATG
Was it a good thing our bad thing that the ancient Greeks defeated the Persians? List 3 supporting arguments
answers will vary