Ancient Greece Literature pages 162-177

Literature of Ancient Greece p.162 Which sea did the Greek warriors have to cross in order to attack Troy? What major city would the Spartan soldiers have to pass by in order to attack Athens? How far is Athens from Mt. Olympus? a. less than 50 miles b. between 50 to 100 miles c. 100-150 miles d. 150-200 miles 4. When Oedipus traveled from Corinth to Thebes, in what direction did he head?

Historical Highlights pages 164-165 The Mycenaean kings lived in palaces protected by stone walls. What does that suggest about Mycenaean culture? 2. After the knowledge of writing was lost, how did the Greeks keep their culture alive?

3. Greek tribal settlements evolved into city-states 3. Greek tribal settlements evolved into city-states. What reason or reasons might be offered to explain why they did not unite into one government? 4. What Greek city-state emerged as the most powerful after the defeat of Persia? 5. What was the Peloponnesian War? 6. How far did the empire of Alexander the Great extend?

People and Society pages 166-167 Describe the different types of people living in Sparta and Athens. Make a list

Culture pages 168-169 How is the religion of the ancient Greeks different from that of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims? How are the Olympian gods like human beings and how are they different? What are some features of Athenian democracy? Who are the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece? What were some of the events included in the Olympic Games? What made the Greek language easy to use?

Arts and Humanities pages 170-171 Which word does not describe the sculpture of ancient Greece? A) Idealistic B) Graceful C) Harmonious D) Chaotic What form of literature is Homer associated with? How is lyric poem different from an epic poem? Who were the four major dramatists of ancient Greece? What are Acropolis and the Parthenon? What is a rhapsode?

Time Line pages 172-173 Which came first, the Hindu or Persians by Aeschylus? In what century did the Greek tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides write? What war was in progress around the time the Oedipus the King was first performed? Who died first, Confucius or Socrates? Which famous Greek philosophers were alive when the Indian epic Mahabharata was first written down? When the library was first built in Alexandria Egypt, could it have contained books of pastoral poetry?