Ancient Music

Plato thought music was...

• good

• bad

How do we know about music?

• artifacts

• people

• lots of written music

The word music came from...

• Egypt

• Greece

• China

• Africa

Ancient instruments were made from

• gold, silver, bronze, copper
• wood, bone, metal, and clay
• paper, cardboard, rubber, string
• stone, glass, plastic, fabric

What is the oldest instrument?

• drums
• flute
• piano
• guitar

Pythagoras thought music had to do with...

• biology
• mathematics
• history
• art

Xylophones are from where

• Europe
• Africa
• North America
• Asia

Greeks used music for

• religious ceremonies, entertainment, and education
• political events, sports, and trade
• agricultural rituals, storytelling, and meditation
• healing purposes, communication, and warfare

In ancient Egypt who could be a musician

• Only men
• Both men and women
• Only children
• Only women

Taiko drums are

• a traditional Japanese percussion instrument
• a type of wind instrument
• a type of keyboard instrument
• a type of guitar