Greek Mythology Introduction Notes

Instructions

• Take notes on the following material.

• This is now 4th quarter, so there are no highlighted words to tell you what to write down-- you're big kids--with big kid brains! You've learned so much this year! Now it's time to practice taking notes on your own.

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• I would suggest writing in your notes:

  • Titles

  • Subtitles

  • Names and Places

  • important information from these slides->

Multiple Choice

What should you do when you see the words on the slides?

• Take notes!

• Draw anime!

• Do my math worksheet!

Multiple Choice

Did Mrs. Compton highlight words for you to write down this time?

• No

• Yes, she did

• Wait, what?

Open Ended

In your own words, explain why Mrs. Compton is no longer going to be highlight words for you on notes (yes, there is a right and wrong answer):

Poll

Have you read or know about a few myths from ancient civilizations?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

• Maybe? I don't know if its a myth though.

​Do you recognize any of the creatures of myth from this infographic about world mythology?

(Look at the white pictures)

Open Ended

Which creatures did you recognize?

A traditional story, especially about history, that was told in an ancient culture. There are myths from every culture around the world. One story is a myth, many myths = mythology.

Multiple Choice

What does ANCIENT mean?

• very old

• very new

• important

• beautiful

Multiple Choice

A myth is a traditional _____, especially about the history of a culture.

• food

• story

• hobby

• book

Multiple Choice

Mythology is from WHICH culture?:

• Greece

• China

• Native American

• Any/All of these

• Africa

Match

Match the following:

• Gaia

• Uranus

• Tartarus

Mother Earth

Father Sky

The deepest part of the Underworld

• Mother Earth

• Father Sky

• The deepest part of the Underworld

Multiple Choice

The Ancient Greeks lived ______ years ago.

• 1000

• 5000

• 1500

• 3000

Match

Match the following image with the children of Gaia and Uranus:

hecatoncheires

titan

cyclops

• hecatoncheires

• titan

• cyclops

​Kronos married Rhea?

His sister, Rhea?....

​Yep! and...

Poll

Who's the better father? Kronos or Uranus?

• Kronos

• Uranus

Wait! Before you finish:

The final task for this assignment is a Family Tree! The Greek Gods and Titans have interesting relationships, so, it's nice to see how they are laid out and related to one another.

Go get the worksheet from Mrs. Compton, and use your notes to complete it. If you cannot complete it using your notes, you may need to come back into this Quizizz to find the answers.