Ancient Greece Study Guide Part I----Hughes
Geography:
What is the continent that Greece is located on.
What was the capital city of Greece.
What are the major bodies of water surrounding Greece.
Government:
What was the form of government in ancient Greece?(Sparta and Athens)
The Greeks developed the first form of ____________________govt.
Agriculture:
What were the major crops in ancient Greece.
Architecture:
Describe the Pantheon
Ancient Greece is known for its ____________________. There are three of them, and they are Ionic,
Doric, and Corinthian.
Religion:
What was the Religion of the Ancient Greeks like?
Name the king of the gods and goddesses.
The mountain where the gods and goddesses lived was _______________________________.
Know the Greek gods from the list handed out and their roles in mythology.
Roles of Men, Women, and Children:
Discuss the role of men in ancient Greece.
Discuss the role of women in ancient Greece.
If you were a child in ancient Greece tell what your life would be like if you lived in Sparta and then if you
lived in Athens.
The Arts:
What were the different art forms that were popular in ancient Greece.
Sports:
What were the Olympic Games that were held in ancient Greece like?
Name the first five Olympic sports.
Famous people:
Hippocrates
Aristotle
Socrates
Alexander the Great Thales
Pythagoras
Peloponnesian War
Persian Wars
Plato
Homer
Euclid
Hypathia
Hercules
myths
oligarchy
Cleisthenes
Sophists
oracles
Trojan War
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Other Key People/Terms to Know About
Frescoes
polis
acropolis
Tyrants
aristocracy
democracy
Draco
metic class
Solon
Rhetoric
ethics
Sappho
Pericles
stoics
pedagogue
Epicureans
Questions:
How did the Aegean civilization emerged and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern
Mediterranean and Southwest Asia from 600 to 200 B.C.
What do you think are the more important contributions the ancient Greeks made to the world today?
What are some subjects that interested the Greek philosophers? What ideas did they develop?
Was everyone eligible for citizenship in ancient Greece? If not, who was excluded?
Would ancient Greece still be considered a democracy today? Why or why not?
Compare the myths of ancient Greece with other fables, folktales, or tall tales that you have studied. What
are some common themes? How are Greek myths different?
Compare the modern Olympics to the Olympics in ancient Greece.
Explain the importance of Greek mythology and the role it played in Greek society. Also tell about one
god/goddess, their role in mythology, and how they may have influenced the greeks.
Trace the development of law in Greece. Then compare the Greek system of law to our modern system of
law in the United States.
Describe the Persian War and its impact on the development of Greek culture. Also be able to show the
location of all parties involved on a map and show the sites of major battles.
Describe the Peloponnesian War and its impact on the development of Greek culture. Also be able to
show the location of all parties involved on a map and show the sites of major battles.
What was the Delian League? What purpose did it serve and how did influence the Greeks?
Compare and contrast the culture, traditions, and government of Athens and Sparta.
List and describe at least 5 Greek poets/philosophers/playwrights tell of their accomplishments and the
impact they had on not only Greeks but on history after their death.
ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN GODS
Greek Name
Aphrodite
Roman name
Venus
Role in Mythology
Goddess of beauty and desire
Apollo
Apollo
God of prophecy, medicine and
archery(roman god of sun)
Ares
Mars
God of War
Artemis
Diana
Goddess of the Hunt(Roman goddess
of the moon)
Aesolepius
Aesoulapius
God of Medicine
Athena
Minerva
Cronus
Saturn
Goddess of arts, crafts and war; helper of
heroes – roman goddess of wisdom
God of the sky, Ruler of Titans
Demeter
Ceres
Goddess of Grain
Dionysus
Bacchus
God of Wine and Vegetation
Eros
Cupid
God of Love
Gaea
Terra
Mother of the Earth
Hephaestus
Vulcan
God of Fire; Blacksmith of Gods
Hera
Juno
Hermes
Mercury
Hestia
Vesta
Goddess of Marriage & Childbirth;
Protector of Women, Queen of Gods
Messenger of Gods; protector of
travelers; thieves and merchants
Guardian of the Home
Hypnos
Somnus
God of Sleep
Hades
Pluto
God of the Underworld; Lord of the Dead
Poseidon
Neptune
God of the Sea & Earthquakes
Rhea
Ops
Wife of Cronus/Saturn; Mother Goddess
Uranus
Uranus
God of the Sky; Father of the Titans
Zeus
Jupiter
Ruler of the Gods
Create a Poster of a Greek
God/Goddess Project
World History Project---Mr. Hughes
On a piece of poster board/large sheet of presentation paper, you will need to have:
1) A picture/Representation of the god or goddess
2) A story that the god or goddess is in on the poster.
3) Background information about the god/goddess
a) mother, father
b) brother(s), sister(s)
c) children
d) patron of/role in mythology
4) How and why people worshipped the god/goddess
5) What were the major cities or locations where this god/goddess was worshipped?
6) What were the names of any celebrations/festivals for your particular god/goddess and
when did they have it?
7) In the bottom corner of your poster in an area approximately the size of a sheet of paper
(8½ x 11) you need to create a mini section of you as a god. You would need to have a
picture, name, list of attributes, strengths, weaknesses, parents or relationship to other
gods, the city you would be the patron of, and one celebration that would be given in
your honor.
****Make your poster as unique and creative as possible
****Color coordinate with your god/goddess or theme
****Put your name and class period in the bottom right hand
corner of the poster,
____Due Date, Tuesday October 15th for B-Day Classes
____Due Date, Wednesday October 16th for A-Day Classes