Hello, 7E!
A special hello to Atticus! I hope you are feeling better.
In the post below this one, you can view your Egyptian art. That includes you, Atticus.
In this post you will find some short, sharp introductory questions on ancient Greece – a quick overview. Each one has a website link that you can use to find the answer. This will give you a quick overview of the complex culture and lasting legacies of ancient Greek civilisation.
I don’t mind if you would prefer to type your answers, but please print them out in this case and paste them into your workbook.
Kind regards, Ms Green
A Wander through the Minds of the Ancient Greeks…
First student: “The pillars at the front of the school? Hmm, would you say they’re Doric,
Ionic or Corinthian?”
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Second student: “We’re just starting to study geometry and trigonometry in Maths.”
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Third student: “I’d like to take Philosophy in Year 11. I’ve heard the teacher is very good. She uses the Socratic method…”
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Fourth student: “You know one thing I hate about school? It’s so undemocratic. The teachers are all despots.”
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Every single one of these statements touches on the legacy of the ancient Greeks, whose influence reaches, as the examples above show, to the present day.
All the photos on this post were taken by my brother Ern on his trip to Greece.
Write brief answers IN SENTENCES to the questions below, using the websites provided or your textbook to find the answers.
1. What does the word “philosophy” mean?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/philosophy
(There are six definitions given. Look for the one you find easiest to understand.)
2. Where did the Greeks believe the gods and goddesses lived?
Read this site to discover the answer to this question.
3. Name a famous landmark from ancient Athens.
Look at the picture at this link for ideas.
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/government/index.htm
4. What was the word for the market place in Athens?
http://www.athensinfoguide.com/wtsagora.htm
This site has an interactive map and many details about ancient Athens (and modern tourism).
5. Name the two most famous city-states of ancient Greece.
http://history.howstuffworks.com/ancient-greece/ancient-greece2.htm
6. Name three famous ancient Greek philosophers.
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/philosophy/index.htm
7. What was Euclid famous for?
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Euclid.html
8. How did Socrates teach?
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/philosophy/socrates.htm
9. What happened to Socrates and why?
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/philosophy/socrates.htm
10. Name one aspect of Athenian life that was not at all democratic!
http://www.crystalinks.com/greekslavery.html
