The Culture of The Culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Greece and Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great

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______ are traditional ______ are traditional stories about gods and stories about gods and

heroes.heroes.

MythsMyths are traditional are traditional stories about gods and stories about gods and

heroes.heroes.

The 12 most important The 12 most important gods and goddess lived gods and goddess lived

on Mount __________.on Mount __________.

The 12 most important The 12 most important gods and goddess lived gods and goddess lived

on Mount on Mount OlympusOlympus..

Aphrodite is the Aphrodite is the goddess of ______ and goddess of ______ and

beauty.beauty.

Aphrodite is the Aphrodite is the goddess of goddess of lovelove and and

beauty.beauty.

To find out about the To find out about the future, many Greeks future, many Greeks

visited an ______, which visited an ______, which is a sacred shrine is a sacred shrine where a priest or where a priest or

priestess spoke for a priestess spoke for a god or goddess.god or goddess.

To find out about the To find out about the future, many Greeks future, many Greeks

visited an visited an oracleoracle, which , which is a sacred shrine is a sacred shrine where a priest or where a priest or

priestess spoke for a priestess spoke for a god or goddess.god or goddess.

Based on the Based on the Mythology video, Mythology video,

Pandora’s boxPandora’s box, the last , the last creature that came out creature that came out

of the box was a girl of the box was a girl with wings that said to with wings that said to trust in her. Her name trust in her. Her name

was ___________.was ___________.

Based on the Based on the Mythology video, Mythology video,

Pandora’s boxPandora’s box, the last , the last creature that came out creature that came out

of the box was a girl of the box was a girl with wings that said to with wings that said to trust in her. Her name trust in her. Her name

was was HopeHope..

An ______ is a long poem An ______ is a long poem about heroic deeds.about heroic deeds.

An An epicepic is a long is a long poem about heroic poem about heroic

deeds.deeds.

____________________ was a poet was a poet who wrote the who wrote the IliadIliad and and

the the OdysseyOdyssey. .

HomerHomer was a poet who was a poet who wrote the wrote the IliadIliad and the and the

OdysseyOdyssey. .

The The Iliad Iliad is a story is a story about the Trojan War. about the Trojan War. To capture the city of To capture the city of

Troy, the Greeks built a Troy, the Greeks built a Trojan ______ and hid Trojan ______ and hid inside it to attack at inside it to attack at

night. night.

The The Iliad Iliad is a story is a story about the Trojan War. about the Trojan War. To capture the city of To capture the city of

Troy, the Greeks built a Troy, the Greeks built a Trojan Trojan horsehorse and hid and hid inside it to attack at inside it to attack at

night. night.

A slave named _______ A slave named _______ wrote many fables wrote many fables

during Ancient Greek during Ancient Greek times. One of them times. One of them was the was the Tortoise and Tortoise and

the Harethe Hare. .

A slave named A slave named AesopAesop wrote many fables wrote many fables

during Ancient Greek during Ancient Greek times. One of them times. One of them was the was the Tortoise and Tortoise and

the Harethe Hare. .

What is a fable? What is a fable?

A fable is a short tale A fable is a short tale that teaches a lesson. that teaches a lesson. In most fables, there In most fables, there are animals that talk are animals that talk

and act like real and act like real people.people.

________ wrote the plays ________ wrote the plays OedipusOedipus and and AntigoneAntigone. .

SophoclesSophocles wrote the wrote the plays plays OedipusOedipus and and

AntigoneAntigone. .

Greek columns were Greek columns were first made out of wood, first made out of wood,

but were later made but were later made out of _____________. out of _____________.

Greek columns were Greek columns were first made out of wood, first made out of wood,

but were later made but were later made out of out of marblemarble. .

The word philosophy The word philosophy comes from the Greek comes from the Greek

word for “love of word for “love of ______” ______”

The word philosophy The word philosophy comes from the Greek comes from the Greek

word for “love of word for “love of wisdomwisdom” ”

______ was a philosopher ______ was a philosopher who used the Socratic who used the Socratic Method of teaching- Method of teaching- asking questions to asking questions to make people think make people think about their actions, about their actions,

thoughts, and feelings. thoughts, and feelings.

SocratesSocrates was a was a philosopher who used philosopher who used the Socratic Method of the Socratic Method of

teaching- asking teaching- asking questions to make questions to make people think about people think about

their actions, thoughts, their actions, thoughts, and feelings. and feelings.

______ was Plato’s ______ was Plato’s student who even student who even

tutored Alexander the tutored Alexander the Great. He wrote 200 Great. He wrote 200 books on philosophy books on philosophy

and science. and science.

AristotleAristotle was Plato’s was Plato’s student who even student who even

tutored Alexander the tutored Alexander the Great. He wrote 200 Great. He wrote 200 books on philosophy books on philosophy

and science. and science.

Herodotus was known Herodotus was known as the “father of _____.” as the “father of _____.”

Herodotus was known Herodotus was known as the “father of as the “father of

historyhistory.” .”

Thucydides was a Thucydides was a Greek historian who Greek historian who wrote The History of wrote The History of

the Peloponnesian War, the Peloponnesian War, which is about the which is about the conflict between conflict between

Athens and ________. Athens and ________.

Thucydides was a Thucydides was a Greek historian who Greek historian who wrote The History of wrote The History of

the Peloponnesian War, the Peloponnesian War, which is about the which is about the conflict between conflict between

Athens and Athens and SpartaSparta. .

Philip II was the king of Philip II was the king of _____ who needed to _____ who needed to unite with Greece to unite with Greece to defeat the Persian defeat the Persian

Empire. Empire.

Philip II was the king of Philip II was the king of MacedoniaMacedonia who needed who needed to unite with Greece to to unite with Greece to

defeat the Persian defeat the Persian Empire. Empire.

Alexander’s legacy was Alexander’s legacy was the spread of ______ the spread of ______ culture throughout culture throughout southwest Asia and southwest Asia and northern Africa. northern Africa.

Alexander’s legacy was Alexander’s legacy was the spread of the spread of GreekGreek culture throughout culture throughout southwest Asia and southwest Asia and northern Africa. northern Africa.

During the Hellenistic During the Hellenistic Era, mathematicians Era, mathematicians

made major made major contributions. Write contributions. Write

one math concept that one math concept that the Ancient Greeks the Ancient Greeks came up with. came up with.

- Geometry : how - Geometry : how points, lines, angles points, lines, angles relate to one anotherrelate to one another

- studied spheres, - studied spheres, cylinders, picylinders, pi

-used geometry to -used geometry to invent the catapultinvent the catapult

In the late 200s B.C., In the late 200s B.C., _________, a city-state in _________, a city-state in

Italy, conquered the Italy, conquered the Italian peninsula, and Italian peninsula, and began expanding into began expanding into

Greece. Greece.

In the late 200s B.C., In the late 200s B.C., RomeRome, a city-state in , a city-state in Italy, conquered the Italy, conquered the

Italian peninsula, and Italian peninsula, and began expanding into began expanding into

Greece. Greece.