Show:
Rise of Greek Civilization
Greek Theaters
Religion, Philosophy, Arts
Temple of Artemis
Vocabulary
100
the story of the world's beginning
The Twelve Titans
100
Name two types of common Greek plays.
Comedies; tragedies
100
Who strengthened democracy?
Pericles
100
What was the largest of all ancient Greek buildings?
Temple of Artemis
100
What is an acropolis?
"high city"
200
Name three characteristics all Greeks shared with each other.
common heritage, same language, same gods
200
What is a "theatron?"
a "viewing place" where the spectators would sit
200
How many gods/goddesses did the Greeks worship?
12/The 12 Olympians
200
Who is Artemis the goddess of?
wild animals and hunting
200
What is an epic?
a long, story-telling poem
300
What fraction of Greece is useful for growing crops (farming)?
1/5
300
What is an orchestra?
rows of seats curved halfway around a large semicircular area
300
What was the main difference between humans and the gods?
mortality/immortality
300
"Fragments of _________ are all that remain of the Temple of Artemis in present-day Turkey." -Text T Book, pg. 173
marble
300
What is a peninsula?
an area of land surrounded by water on all three sides
400
True or False: Greek civilizations were isolated from each other.
True
400
What is a skene?
a backdrop usually decorated as a palace or a temple
400
Where would Greeks look to their gods for advice and/or signs?
oracles
400
What stood in an inner chamber of the Temple of Artemis?
a giant statue of Artemis
400
What is a tribute?
payments made to a city by its allies
500
How long ago did Greece civilization start?
3,000 years ago
500
How many of Sophocles' plays/tragedies survived?
seven
500
Who wrote "The History of the Peloponnesian War?"
Thucydides
500
Who uncovered the remains of the Temple of Artemis?
John Turtle
500
What is a philosopher?
people that believed that people could use the powers of the mind and reason to understand natural events