Unit 2-4B: Greek Influences and Achievements – Study Guide
We will take the assessments for this unit in 2 parts. The first part will be a multiple-choice, matching, true/false, etc. section that will
be counted as a quiz grade. The second part will be a short answer and extended response assessment that will be counted as a test
grade.
Information to Study:
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Olympics WebQuest
Notes: Ancient Greek Olympics
Notes: Greek Philosophers and Historians
Greek Theater Reading
Content for Part 1:
 Vocabulary:
o Stade
o Diaulous
o Dolichos
o Hoplitodromos
o Pankration
o Pentathlon
 Know the 5 events
o Milo of Croton
o Melankomas
o Theagenes
o Leonidas
o Pythagoras
o Sophists
o Socrates
o Plato
o Aristotle (theater and philosophy)
o Herodotus
o Thucydides
o Tragedies
o Comedies
o Satyr
o Thespis
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Concepts and Ideas:
o Be able to tell me the god/goddess that the Greek theater festivals honored
o Be able to match the Olympic athletes to their accomplishments
o Be able to match the philosophers with their ideas/teachings (Golden Mean, philosopher king
government, etc.)
o Be able to identify both of the historians we discussed
Content for Part 2:
 Concepts and Ideas:
o Be able to explain the 2 reasons why men were encouraged to participate in the Olympics
o Be able to provide a definition and a translation for philosophy
o Be able to explain why the work of Herodotus and Thucydides is so important
o Be able to select one group of events from the Olympics and provide a summary of the
different types of that event, along with the rules, and any other information we discussed
o Be able to explain what Aristotle’s Politics said and how it influenced the government of the
United States later
o Be able to explain why Socrates was put on trial and what the result of his trial was