Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Ancient Greece
and Rome
Homework
Assignments
Mr. Zindman’s Class
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
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6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 1-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; pages 166-175
Define the following terms:
Peninsula
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epic
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acropolis
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City-state
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aristocrat
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tyrant
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aristocrat
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democracy
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Mr. Zindman’s Class
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6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 2-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; page 167
Complete the following questions.
Map Master – Study the map on page 167. Then answer the following
questions.
1. How would you describe the lands of the ancient Greeks?
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2. Study the map to make some guesses or inferences about how people
of ancient Greece earned a living. What role did the sea probably
have on their lives?
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3. Why do you think some Greeks left ancient Greece to build cities
elsewhere?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 3-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; pages 167-171
Complete the following questions.
1.What was life like for people living in ancient Greece 3,000 years ago?
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2. What do we mean when we say the ancient Greeks were islanders?
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3. Describe the Minoan Civilization.
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4. Who likely invaded the Minoan civilization?
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5. What trick do myths say conquered the city of Troy?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 4- Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; page 172
Complete the following questions.
Timeline Skills – Study the time line on page 172. Then answer the
following questions.
1. What happened in around 3000 B.C.?
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2. What happened in around 1600 B.C.?
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3. What happened in around 1200 B.C.?
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4. What happened in around 1450 B.C.?
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5. How did the location of Mycenaean culture differ from the location of
the Minoan culture?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
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6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 5-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; page 172
Complete the following questions:
1. What happened during Greece’s Dark Ages?
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Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; page 173
Examine the temple on page 173. Complete the following questions:
2. Describe the Temple of Artemis.
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3. How was the outside of the temple decorated?
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Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; pages 174-175
Complete the following questions:
4. What type of ruler often replaced aristocratic government?
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5. Why did some Athenians benefit more from democracy than others?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 6-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Study the Temple of Artemis in the Textbook; page 173
Complete the following questions:
1. What did archaeologist, John Turtle Wood’s discovery mark for the
first time?
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2. What stood in the inner chamber of the temple?
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3. What is a pediment?
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4. Describe the columns.
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 7-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; pages 174-175
Complete the following questions:
1. Describe a city-state.
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2. Who were the aristocrats?
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3. What kind of ruler often replaced aristocratic governments?
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4. What type of ruler often replaced aristocratic government?
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5. What is a democracy?
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6. Why did some Athenians benefit more from democracy than others?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 8-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; page 176-177
Examine the Ancient Greek Theater on page 176-177. Complete the
following questions:
1. What is Greek drama?
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2. Describe the Greek Theater?
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3. Who was Sophocles?
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4. How did the experience of attending a Greek theater differ from that
of attending a play today?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 9-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; page 180
Define the following terms:
immoral
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Oracle
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philosopher
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tragedy
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Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; page 181
Complete the following questions:
1. What is a tribute?
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2. How did Pericles strengthen democracy?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 10-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; pages 182-183
Complete the following questions:
1. Who were the Twelve Olympians?
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2. How did the ancient Greeks take care or honor their gods?
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3. What is the difference between humans and ancient Greek gods?
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4. What was an oracle and what did Greek people do at these shrines?
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5. Match the family of Greek Gods by drawing a line to connect the God
with their title.
Hera
Ruler of all gods and humanity
Poseidon
Goddess of marriage
Zeus
God of the ocean
Ares
God of love
Aphrodite
God of war
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 11-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; pages 184-185
Complete the following questions:
1. What is a philosopher?
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2. Who was Thales and what did he believe?
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3. What did Democritus believe?
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4. What did Socrates want people to consider?
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5. Study the painting on pages 184-185, The Death of Socrates. Read the
caption next to the painting. Why do you think some people believed
Socrates corrupted the youth in Athens?
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6. Plato wrote, The Republic. What three groups did he say should make
up society?
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Name _________________________________________
Mr. Zindman’s Class
Date ____________________________
6th Grade Word History Homework
Assignment 12-Ancient Greece and Rome
Instructions: Read the World History Textbook; pages 186-188
Complete the following questions:
1. Ancient Greeks drew their attention to the arts. What arts did the
ancient Greeks focus their attention on?
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2. Describe the Acropolis.
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3. What is an ancient Greek tragedy?
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4. What is an ancient Greek comedy?
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5. Study the photograph of the Acropolis on pages 186-187; please
record a description of 1-3
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6. What role did education and growing wealth play in the development
of philosophy and the arts of ancient Greece?
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