Exam Friday

Definitions that could be on the exam:

Epic

Agora

Hubris

Xenia

Apotheosis

Forsaken

Dissension

Naos

Essay topics that could be on exam:

Creation myths

Vengeance work in the epic Odyssey.

Xenia as it applies to the ancient Greeks and the Odyssey

The heroic code in The Iliad and The Odyssey.

A legacy of ancient Greece.

Today we will examine the legacies of ancient Greece.

Ancient Greeks believed in the concept of "two worlds" – an "earthly" world and a "spiritual" or "supernatural" world peopled by identities that interacted very closely with the humans of the "earthly" world. Find evidence online in image form to back up this statement.

• Music was an important part of Greek life.
• The Greeks were fierce warriors.
• The Greeks did not value luxury items.
• The Greeks were a seafaring people.
• Order, balance, and symmetry are important ideals shaping Greek architecture.
• Greek sculpture does not portray emotion.

Construct a minimum of five one-sentence assertions about each of the following topics:

• Role of women in Ancient Greek life
• The interaction of the Ancient Greeks with nature (animals, birds, foliage, farming)
• Relationships between the Gods and humans
• What are some things that seem to be particularly valued in Ancient Greek life?
• Evidence of a well-developed level of technology
• Social interactions (class structures?)

What sort of legacy have the ancient Greeks left behind in regards to these categories?

Theater,TechnologyFashion,Music and Dance,Architecture and Sports.