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Greek Culture 1 Greek Culture 2 Other Cultures 2 Greek Culture from 5.1 Random Category 100 Point 200 Points 300 Points 400 Points 500 Points 100 Point 200 Points 300 Points 400 Points 500 Points 300 Points 400 Points 500 Points Other Cultures 1

In Greek theater, it’s what a satyr is

A mixture of a comedy and a tragedy, based on a mythical creature

It’s the reason why Greeks usually didn’t make bread out of wheat

It was expensive and they couldn’t grow wheat well

Alexander the Great was taught these three things

To read, write, and play the lyre

What two crops did the Greeks harvest in the fall?

Grapes and olives

It’s the reason they started the Olympic games

It was a religious festival, and/or they liked being fit and it showed who was tougher, etc.

It’s what clothes the Greek men wore, and what it was made out of

Tunics; wool

It’s the two-word name of the clay pottery the Greeks used

Terra cotta

What year was the Battle of Marathon, and who were they fighting?

490 B.C.; Persia

What were the main types of instruments the Greeks used?

Stringed instruments

It’s when olives were planted

Early winter

It’s the two things the Japanese Noh play masks were made from

Cork or linen

The most common type of Chinese instrument is this (or these)

Flute-like instruments such as the yun

This is another word for a Japanese dress

Kimono

It’s the only cultural practice presented that took place during Medieval times

The joust

Where was the Roman Colloseum in relation to the Forum?

East of the Forum

This religion believes in an Elephant god riding a giant mouse (name the religion and the name of the god)

Hindu; Ganesh

This Native American mythological creature is said to possess people and get them to do evil things

Wendigo

This sea bug looks a little like a lobster. Mmmm….

Thenus

There are this many types of Japanese theater (bonus if you can name all of them)

Four; Noh, Kyogen, Bunracku, Kabuki

When did the Myceneaens invade Greece? What year?

1900 B.C.

They are the two types of stories that helped teach lessons to Greeks

Epics and Fables

They are the three types of Greek plays

Drama, tragedy, comedy

It’s an example of one of Aesop’s fables other than “The Tortoise and the Hare”

The Fox and the Grapes, etc.

These are the two best known writers of Greek tragedies

Sophocles and Euripides

They are the two books written that brought Greece out of the dark ages, and their author

Iliad and the Odyssey; Homer

It’s the kind of fish that can be caught in Greece and Australia

Trevally

It’s the culture that had women bind their feet

China

It’s the violent game/contest that has come back into popularity today

Medieval Jousting

It’s the date of D- Day, and the place it happened

June 6, 1944; Normandy, France

He’s the guy who would order everyone taller than a wagon wheel to be killed when he took over a city or village

Genghis Khan

Make your wager

Come up with a topic that is similar across three different civilizations that we presented about in class- be very specific (not something like- they all ate food, or they all had gods– the more specific, the better)

Final Question