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| In a greek play: | The actors were always men |
| What was a common theme in Greek Plays? | Suffering, pride, conflict and punishment, love and hate |
| Missing from greek plays were: | Womens problems as themes, scenery and sets |
| Which subjects were taught in school? | Music, Poetry, Math, Wrestling |
| Homer's epic poem about going to the Trojan War is called what? | The Illiad |
| What were the three main exports Greece traded? | Grain, wine, olive oil |
| Greeks spent most of the day time where? | outside |
| True or false: Ocassionally Greeks were paid to be a public servant or even to attend the theater. | True |
| Male actors in Greek plays did: | Play both men and women in plays |
| Troy, an important city in early Greek history was located in? | Asia |
| People who lived in Troy where called? | Trojans |
| Who is known as the father of drama and gives his name to all actors? | Thespis |
| Which polis became known as the "school of Greece"? | Athens |
| The famous oracle, to which all Greeks looked for advice, dwelled in: | Delphi |
| Where would a Greek probably go for advice before directing Greek armies against the Persians? | Oracle at Delphi |
| Greek religion did include: | Part in human affairs |
| Greek gods: | looked like human beings, fought, made love, often angry, intervend in the affairs of mortals. |
| "Arete" in Greek means: | Personal excellence |
| Most of Greece is? | Mountainous |
| What did the ancient greeks call themselves as people? | Hellenes |
| What was/is the Greek's name for Greece? | Hellas |
| Name the area in the gymnasium where young Greek males trained in the skills of war. | Palaestra |
| In general, how were political leaders, generals, or dag catchers chosen in Athens | By lot / random |
| At 21, Athenian males were considered what? | Citizens and independent of parents |
| Greece is located in which direction from Egypt | North? |
| Sparta equaled: | Power, discipline, sacrifice, denial |
| What would a Spartan father advise his son to do with his sheild after battle? | "come back with your sheild or on it." |
| What did the Greeks cooks use for grease or cooking oil? | Olive oil |
| Greece is located on the continent of? | Europe |
| In Greece, the city-state was? | a self-governing unit |
| Early Greek civilization began on what island? | Crete |
| What were some Greek contributions to civilization? | Democracy, science, theater |
| Which city-state turned out the best soldiers? | Sparta |
| What are the Greek city-states? | Argos, Athens, Sparta, Megara, Corinth |
| The blind poet, Homer, wrote epic poems about what war? | Trojan War |
| The most famous Greek temple in Athens is? | the Parthenon |
| Doric column capital | block-head, plain |
| Corinthian column capital | VERY fancy, flowers, plants |
| Ionic column capital | scroll-like |
| The Greeks built their temples on hilltops called? | Acropolis |
| Who walked wealthy Greek boys to school and made sure they did their homework? | Slave |
| What did Theseus meet and kill beneath the palace at Minos, Crete? | Minotaur |
