Greek Civilizations

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Greek Civilizations

• Chapter 5.1

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• Greek Mythology

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• Why were the most impressive buildings in Greek
  cities religious temples?

• They believed gods and goddesses affected
  peoples lives and shaped events.

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• What is a myth?

• They are traditional stories about gods and
  heroes.

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• Why did people write myths?

• People wrote myths to express their religious
  beliefs.

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• Why were gods and goddesses important to the
  Greek people

• The people believed that they affected their
  lives and shaped events.

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• Where did the 12 most important gods and
  goddesses lived on?

• Mount Olympus

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• Who is the chief God?

• Zeus

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• What is a set of actions carried our in a fixed
  way?

• Ritual

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• Why would the Greeks give their gods gifts?

• The Greeks hoped that the gods would grant them
  good fortune in return.

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• What is a prophecy?

• A prediction about the future.

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• What does the word fate mean?

• Destiny

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• Why would a Greek person go to an oracle?

• To find out their future

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• What was the name of the most famous oracle?

• The Temple of Apollo at Delphi

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• Greek Poetry and Fables

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• What is an epic?

• Long poems told about heroic deeds.

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• Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Homer

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• What was the Iliad and the Odyssey based on?

• Stories of war between Greece and the city of Troy

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• What was the plan for the Greeks to take over the
  city during the battle for Troy?

• The built a huge hollow horse for the Trojans
  where the best Mycenaean fighters would be
  waiting inside.

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• What did Homers stories teach people?

• Courage, honor, loyalty to your friends, and to
  value the relationship between husband and wife.

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• Who was Aesop?

• A Greek slave

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• What is a fable?

• A short tale that teaches a lesson

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• What is one of Aesops most well- known fables?

• The Tortoise and the Hare

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• What is the moral of The Tortoise and the Hare?

• Slow and steady wins the race

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• What is an oral tradition?

• The stories were passed from person to person by
  word of mouth long before they were written down

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• Greek Drama

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• What is drama?

• A story told by actors who pretend to be
  characters in the story.

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• What are a few examples of dramas?

• Movies, plays and television shows

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• What is a tragedy?

• When a person struggles to overcome difficulties
  but fails

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• What is a comedy (the way that the Greeks used
  it)?

• When a story ends happily

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• What were the three big questions that most of
  Greek stories dealt with?

• What is the nature of good and evil?
• What rights should people have?
• What role do gods play in our lives?

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• Who were the best known writers of Greek
  tragedies?

• Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

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• Who was the best known writer for Greek comedies?

• Aristophanes

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• How did Sophocles develop drama even further then
  ever before?

• He used three actors instead of one or two and he
  painted scenes behind the stage as a backdrop to
  the action.

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• Greek Art and Architecture

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• What did the Greek artists want people to see in
  their work?

• Reason, moderation, balance, and harmony

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• What is architecture?

• The art of designing and building structures

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• What was the most important architecture of
  Greece?

• The temples dedicated to a god or goddess.

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• What is the best known example of a temple
  dedicated to a god or goddess?

• The Parthenon

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• What architectural feature do you see on the
  White House that was used in Greece?

• Columns