Chapter 8: Greek Civilization

Question 1

A traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world.

Answer 1

Myth

Question 2

A set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine.

Answer 2

Hippocratic Oath

Question 3

Part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses.

Answer 3

Calvary

Question 4

The art of public speaking and debate

Answer 4

Rhetoric

Question 5

The custom of passing along stories by speech.

Answer 5

Oral Tradition

Question 6

A play or film that tells a humorous story.

Answer 6

Comedy

Question 7

A philosophical method of questioning to gain truth.

Answer 7

Socratic Method

Question 8

A story meant to teach a lesson.

Answer 8

Fable

Question 9

A story written in the form of a play.

Answer 9

Drama

Question 10

A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.

Answer 10

Oracle

Question 11

A play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems.

Answer 11

Tragedy

Question 12

Word or actions that are part of a religious ceremony.

Answer 12

Ritual

Question 13

2 Types of drama that the Ancient Greeks created.

Answer 13

Tragedy and Comedy

Question 14

The 3 most important and famous philosophers of Ancient Greece.

Answer 14

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Question 15

How did Macedonia change under King Philip II?

Answer 15

It became a super power for the first time with an army of over 40,000.

Question 16

How did Greek sculpture and drama change during the Hellenistic Era?

Answer 16

Sculpture became more realistic and drama was about ordinary people rather than political leaders or the Gods.

Question 17

How do the 2 types of Greek drama, tragedy and comedy, end?

Answer 17

Tragedy ends badly or unhappily.

Comedy ends happily, usually using humor.

Question 18

Explain how the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece are similar to and different from humans.

Answer 18

Similar: They looked and acted like humans.
Different: The Gods had powers and were immortal.

Question 19

How is a fable a part of an oral tradition and how do fables usually end?

Answer 19

Fables are a part of an oral tradition because they are stories that are passed down from generation to generation and usually end with a moral or a truth.

Question 20

What did the famous philosophers of Ancient Greece all have in common?

Answer 20

They were all teachers who believed in teaching their students to ask questions (the Socratic Method).

Question 21

How did the Peloponnesian War (The war between Athens and Sparta) help Philip II conquer Greece?

Answer 21

The city-states were not working together and therefore weak. This made it easy for Philip II army to come and take over Greece for Macedonia.

Question 22

List 2 characteristics of Alexander the Great that defined him as a “great” leader.

Answer 22

Commander at the age of 16
Respected by his men
Dedicated, would not ask his men to do anything he was not willing to do himself
Bravery
Military Skills

Question 23

How did the Greek city-states react to Rome’s growing power?

Answer 23

The were afraid.

They fought with other enemies of Rome to defeat Rome. (The enemy of my enemy is my friend!).