The Culture of Ancient Greece

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The Culture of Ancient Greece

• 6th Grade Social Studies

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Greek Mythology

• I can give examples that show the Greeks believed
  that gods and goddesses controlled nature.

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Greek Gods and Goddesses

• Myth a traditional story about gods and heroes.
• Mount Olympus where the most important Gods
  lived
• The Greeks had rituals and festivals for their
  gods and goddesses because they hoped the gods
  would grant good fortune to them.

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What was a Greek Oracle

• Oracle a sacred shrine where a priest or
  priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
• Delphi The most famous oracle was the temple of
  Apollo at Delphi.

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Review
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Traditional stories about gods and heroes are
called _____ a. oracles b. comedies c.
tragedies d. myths
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Place where the most important gods lived a.
Mount Olympus b. Delphi c. Athens d. Sparta
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Why did the Greeks have rituals and festivals for
their gods? a. They hoped the gods would grant
them good fortune b. They were afraid of their
gods c. They liked having festivals
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A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke
for a god or goddess a. Mount Olympus b.
oracle c. Troy d. the Parthenon
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The most famous oracle was the temple of Apollo
at _______ a. Athens b. Troy c. Delphi d.
Sparta
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Greek Poetry and Fables

• I can define terms associated with Greek poetry
  and fables
• I can name some of the authors of Greek poetry
  and fables
• I can describe the characteristics of a fable

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Epics

• Epic long poem that told about heroic deeds
• Homer wrote epics during the 700s B.C.
• The Iliad
• The Odyssey

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Who was Aesop?

• Aesop a slave who wrote fables around 550 B.C.
• Fable a short tale that teaches a lesson
• Characteristics
• Short tale
• Teaches a lesson
• Often involves funny animals that speak

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Review
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Long poems that told about heroic deeds a.
fables b. tragedies c. epics d. comedies
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The author of the Iliad and the Odyssey a.
Euclid b. Pythagoras c. Aristotle d. Homer
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A short tale that teaches a lesson a. fable b.
tragedy c. epic d. comedy
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A slave who wrote many famous fables a.
Homer b. Aesop c. Zeus d. Hades
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What are the characteristics of a fable? Short
tales that teach a lesson, and often involve
funny animals that speak
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Greek Drama

• I can define terms associated with Greek drama
• I can identify the two types of drama the Greeks
  created

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Tragedies and Comedies

• Drama a story told by actors who pretend to be
  characters in the story.
• Tragedy a story in which a person struggles to
  overcome difficulties but fails.
• Comedy a story that ends happily
• The two types of drama the Greeks created
• Tragedy
• Comedy

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A story told by actors who pretend to be
characters in the story a. fable b. drama c.
epic
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A story in which a person struggles to overcome
difficulties but fails. a. fable b.
tragedy c. epic d. comedy
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A story with a happy ending a. fable b.
tragedy c. epic d. comedy
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What two types of drama did the Greeks
create Tragedy and Comedy
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Greek Art and Architecture

• I can list the three styles of Greek columns
• I can name the most important building in ancient
  Greece

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Art and Architecture

• The temple dedicated to a god or goddess was the
  most important building in Ancient Greece
• The three styles of Greek columns
• Doric
• Ionic
• Corinthian

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Review
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List the three different styles of columns the
Greeks used in their buildings. Doric Ionic Corin
thian
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What are some of the areas of our lives that
ancient Greek culture still has influence over
today? Art, Architecture, Drama, and Literature