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Mythology
Poetry and Fables
Drama
Art and Architecture
Homer
100
Traditional stories about gods or heroes are __
Myths
100
Who wrote the Lliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
100
What Drama showed how a person's character flaws caused him or her to fail?
Tragedies
100
Athena's statue was __ feet tall.
43
100
How man years have Homers epics influenced readers?
3000 years
200
An __ is a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
Oracle
200
What word means a long journey and many adventures?
Odyssey
200
Name one out of two of Sophocles most famous plays.
Oedipus Rex or Antigone
200
Did any Greek murals survive to today?
No
200
Where have many historian speculated that Homer came from?
Ionia
300
Prophecies were often confusing because they often gave answers in __.
Riddles
300
The Odysseus tells the story of __.
Odysseus
300
Who wrote the play named Oresteia?
Aeschylus
300
Artist in ancient Greece believed in certain ideas and tried to show these ideas in their work. These ideas never went out of __.
Style
300
Poetry during Homers time was not written down but __ and recited.
Memorized
400
__ was the god of light.
Apollo.
400
Greek __ and stories are some of the oldest in Europe.
Poems
400
Who said "Is it better to follow order or to do what is right?
Sophocles
400
What was the favorite subject of Greek artists.
Human body
400
Homer created an new style of poetry that influenced all __ literature that followed
Western
500
What were the most impressive buildings in Greek cities?
Temples
500
Who became a adviser to the Greek rulers?
Aesop
500
The work of who made fun of leading politicians and scholars?
Aristophanes
500
Name one out of the two blanks: Greek art forms expressed ideas of beauty, __, and __.
Harmony or moderation
500
What is one of the three characteristics of Homers epics.
Complex characters,dramatic action, or interesting events.