Odyssey Intro

Greece is in which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

Greece is a peninsula, which means...

• A mountain range with mountains running through it

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• an area with major rivers running through it

• a very mountainous region

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• flat

• rocky and mountainous

• desert

• rolling plains

Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones

• Mountains and Water

• Communication was easy

• Most people did not horses

The ancient Greeks were

• Monotheistic -

  the belief that there is only one God.

• Polytheistic - belief in or worship of more than one god.

• Atheist - disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods

• Scientologist - someone who believes in the religious system started by American author L. Ron Hubbard

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey was...

• Homer

• Athena

• Sandburg

• Riordan

Greece has many _________ that are like mini countries with their own kings.

• counties

• city-states

• provinces

• parishes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

In Greek, the word for a city-state was

• civitas

• barracks

• democracy

• polis

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games

• Marathons

• Olympics

• Triathlons

A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens

• Delphi

• Corinth

• Sparta