Starter quiz
- Where were the separate self-governing areas of Ancient Greece called?
- city-states ✓
- cities
- states
- state-cities
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- Which two groups of Ancient Greek people fought in the Peloponnesian War?
- Sparta and Corinth
- Athens and Corinth
- Sparta and Athens ✓
- Sparts and Messenia
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- Match the words to the definitions.
- Eurotas⇔a river in Sparta ✓
- Taygetus⇔a mountain in Sparta ✓
- Athens⇔a city-state that was the enemy of Sparta ✓
- Messenia⇔Sparta enslaved the people of this place to become their farmers ✓
- Complete the sentence. Sparta was ruled over by two ______, five powerful ephors and a council of 28 men.
- 'kings' ✓
- What could women in Sparta do that women in Athens could not?
- own property and land ✓
- make clothing
- work to earn money ✓
- cook meals
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- What was the main focus of teaching for children in Sparta?
- learning to fight and use simple weapons ✓
- learning to read and write
- learning to cook and clean
- learning to speak other languages
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Exit quiz
- Who was queen of the gods in Ancient Greece?
- Hera ✓
- Demeter
- Persephone
- Clotho
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- Where did the Ancient Greeks believe that the most important gods and goddesses lived?
- Athens
- Sparta
- Mount Olympus ✓
- Mount Taygetus
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- Ancient Greek stories about their gods and goddesses are called ______.
- 'myths' ✓
- The three sisters called the Moirai were also called the ______.
- 'Fates' ✓
- Which of these figures was king of the underworld?
- Zeus
- Hades ✓
- Persephone
- Demeter
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- What was the goddess Hera associated with?
- marriage ✓
- seasons
- harvest
- family ✓
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Key learning points
- The Greeks had many gods and goddesses and lots of stories and myths that surrounded them.
- The Ancient Greeks believed in 12 major gods and goddesses who lived on Mount Olympus.
- Greek Gods were associated with different things, e.g. Hera, Queen of the Gods, was associated with marriage and family.
- The popular myth of Persephone and the Underworld shows us how the Ancient Greeks explained the change of the seasons.
- Another myth concerned the Moirai, the Fates, which suggests the Ancient Greeks believed in a type of natural order.
Common misconception
That the Ancient Greeks could go up Mount Olympus to find the gods or see the gods and talk to them there.
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, reaching almost 10,000 ft. There were no paths and there was no climbing equipment like we have today. Climbing the rough, rocky terrain was so dangerous it could cost the life of anyone who tried.
Keywords
Myth - a myth is a traditional story, usually about heroes and gods, that is fictional
Culture - culture is the language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people
Mount olympus - Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece
Underworld - in Ancient Greek mythology the Underworld was where people went after they died
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