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Jeopardy Greek Geography The City- State Greek Mythology Heroes and Homer Greek Literature Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question Greek Geography Greece is located on this continent.

$100 Answer from Greek Geography Europe

$200 Question from Greek Geography The country of Greece is this type of geographical formation.

$200 Answer from Greek Geography A peninsula.

$300 Question from Greek Geography What was it about Greece’s geography that made farming difficult and so Greeks had to seek out trade in order to survive?

$300 Answer from Greek Geography The fact that Greece had mountains that ran to the seas made it so Greeks couldn’t rely on farming for food.

$400 Question from Greek Geography Name the two cultures important in Greece’s history that fell due to natural disasters. Hint: They both start with “M.”

$400 Answer from Greek Geography The two cultures were the Minoans and the Mycenaeans.

$500 Question from Greek Geography How is the way the Greeks found food to survive different with that of the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, or Indians?

$500 Answer from Greek Geography The Greeks survived by trading and taking to the oceans in search of fish and other ocean life. The other cultures relied primarily on farming.

$100 Question from The City- State This is the Greek word for city-state.

$100 Answer from The City- State The Greek word for city-state is polis.

$200 Question from The City- State What is a city-state?

$200 Answer from The City- State A city-state is a political unit that consists of a city and the surrounding countryside.

$300 Question from The City- State What is the name for the fortress Greeks chose to build their city-states around?

$300 Answer from The City- State The name for the fortress Greeks chose to build their city-states around was an acropolis.

$400 Question from The City- State Each city-state had an agora that was very important to life in the city-state. What’s an agora?

$400 Answer from The City- State An agora is a marketplace in which trade occurred, religious ceremonies took place, and political meetings were held.

$500 Question from The City- State We understand that Greeks loved their city-state. How do we know this?

$500 Answer from The City- State 1.They took it upon themselves to participate in government. 2.They competed for their city-state in the Olympics. 3.They took great pride in their city-state and identified themselves as Spartan, Corinthian, etc.

$100 Question from Greek Mythology Another word for a culture that believes in many gods is _______.

$100 Answer from Greek Mythology A polytheistic culture.

$200 Question from Greek Mythology This word describes a body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works.

$200 Answer from Greek Mythology The word mythology describes a body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works.

$300 Question from Greek Mythology If you were to see a picture of Greek god with a hammer, an apron, and a volcano in the background, you would be looking at a picture of the god who goes by this name.

$300 Answer from Greek Mythology The Greek god Hephaestus.

$400 Question from Greek Mythology Why would Hephaestus be pictured with a volcano in the background?

$400 Answer from Greek Mythology Hephaestus would be pictured with a volcano because he was believed to cause volcanic eruptions when he made weapons and tools for the gods.

$500 Question from Greek Mythology What was believed to cause a change in seasons in ancient Greece?

$500 Answer from Greek Mythology Demeter’s sadness is said to have caused the change in seasons in ancient Greece.

$100 Question from Heroes and Homer This Greek hero is said to have slain the hydra and is considered the most famous Greek hero.

$100 Answer from Heroes and Homer Hercules is the most famous Greek hero and slayed the hydra.

$200 Question from Heroes and Homer This man’s works, The Iliad and The Odyssey, are said to be some of the greatest works of literature ever written.

$200 Answer from Heroes and Homer Homer wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey.

$300 Question from Heroes and Homer This Homer work describes the challenges Odysseus faced returning home from war. He faced monsters, magicians, and angry gods.

$300 Answer from Heroes and Homer The Odyssey describes Odysseus’ travels.

$400 Question from Heroes and Homer Do Homer’s epic poems tell the stories of heroes or of gods? How do you know?

$400 Answer from Heroes and Homer Homer’s epic poems tell the stories of heroes because they are about fictional men who have great powers and defeat monsters.

$500 Question from Heroes and Homer Homer was said to have this disability.

$500 Answer from Heroes and Homer Homer was blind.

$100 Question from Greek Literature This is a type of poetry written in ancient Greece about love and relationships.

$100 Answer from Greek Literature Lyric poetry was a type of poetry written about love and relationships.

$200 Question from Greek Literature These stories were written to teach lessons.

$200 Answer from Greek Literature Fables were written to teach lessons to Greeks.

$300 Question from Greek Literature Sappho was the ancient Greek poet famous for her lyrical poetry. Who was the man famous for his fables?

$300 Answer from Greek Literature Aesop was the Greek famous for his lesson-teaching stories.

$400 Question from Greek Literature The main characters in fables are usually this.

$400 Answer from Greek Literature The main characters in fables are usually animals.

$500 Question from Greek Literature This instrument was played during the recitation of lyrical poetry.

$500 Answer from Greek Literature The lyre is the instrument played by poets while they recite their lyrical poems.

Final Jeopardy Ancient Greece has had a huge effect on our culture. Name two ways ancient Greece lives on today.

Final Jeopardy Answer -Language (titanic and odyssey) -Geographical location names (Europe and the Atlas mountains). -Movies. -Sporting events.