1. Tuesday, October 15, 2013

2. Describe: Use Pages 134-139 Why is Alexander the Great considered “the great”? Do you think his title is justified? Why and why not?

3. What were some of the main ideas in chapter 4?

4.  A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero.  Homer used stories of the Trojan War to create the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

5.  Indo European Greeks which made up the Mycenaean civilization who prided themselves on their heroic deeds in battle.

6.  Religious center of a Greek city-state often on top of a hill in a fortified area.

7.  Chief god and father of all gods in ancient Greek religion.

8.  Government that means the majority of the population was ruled by few.

9.  Government by the people or rule of the many.  A form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally

10.  Greatest historian of the Ancient World  Seen acts of humans not act of gods

11.  Convicted of “corrupting the youth”  Described as “the best and wisest” and “most noble” man The heart of Socrates' teaching: – “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socratic Method – Posed questions and then questioned the answers

12.  Homer used stories of the Trojan War to create the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

13.  Home of the Greek Gods.  The place Zeus calls home.

14.  Greek hero from Homer’s epic poem the Iliad.  In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.

15.  http://lancasteronline.com/article /local/15330_Ex-Nazi-soldier- tells-his-story.html http://lancasteronline.com/article /local/15330_Ex-Nazi-soldier- tells-his-story.html