Greece Questions


Since some people were absent when we took the Egypt quiz, they took it today. The rest of us took notes on our new unit (Greece) and answered the following questions.
  1. Definitions
    1. Mycenaean- An Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC
    2. Trojan War- A war fought in which an army led by Mycenaean kings attacked independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia. (1200 BC)
    3. Dorian-Greek speaking people that according to tradition, migrated into mainland Greece after destruction of Mycenaean civilization
    4. Homer- A blind man that composed epics. Considered one of the greatest storytellers in Ancient Greece.
    5. Epic-Long narrative poem celebrating deeds legendary or traditional heroes
    6. Myth-A traditional story about gods. ancestors, or heroes told to explain the natural world or customs and beliefs of society
  2. Being near the sea had a great, positive impact on Greece. Nearby bodies of water such as the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Black Sea were great transportation routes. The skilled sailors that were there made social connections with other places. In doing so, they traded with the connections that they have made, which have taken care of anything that they lacked.
  3. By coming into contact with the Minoans, the Mycenaean have adopted a plethora of different customs. They have adapted their writing system, their religion, their arts, politics, and literature.
  4. During the Dorian period, the epics played a great role to the Greeks. During the Dorian period, they have almost lost all writings, however, the epics saved them from that. The epics were mostly oral, narrative poems telling of great heroes and their deeds. Some myths even helped them illustrate their idea of the mysteries of nature.  

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