LOST CIVILIZATIONS: HELLENISM -- A Moment of Excellence (study guide)
NAME: _______________________________
1. How was the Parthenon damaged 2 thousand years after it was built?
2. What century was the high point of Athenian creativity?
3. Who was Pericles?
4. The Athenians built in government the world's first _____________.
5. The patron goddess of Athens was ___________.
6. How were Greek statues different from other civilizations art? (for example, Poseidon)
7. The oracle of Delphi was important because she did what?
8. For women, the festival of Dionysius was important. Why?
9. What was the origin of the world's first theatrical plays (tragedy and comedy)?
10. Why were the Olympics important to all Greeks?
11. In the re-enactment of competitions in the films, how was the reinactment of a boys foot-race historically inaccurate?
12. Why was Socrates condemned to death by the Athenians?
13. What killed a large portion of the Greek population in the mid-5th century B.C?
14. What other Greek city-state finally ended Athens prominence?
15. Despite the end of Athenian political powe, the city's influence extended to Macedonia and led to the Hellenistic Era under Alexander the Great and has continued to influence the world today how?
1. How was the Parthenon damaged 2 thousand years after it was built?
2. What century was the high point of Athenian creativity?
3. Who was Pericles?
4. The Athenians built in government the world's first _____________.
5. The patron goddess of Athens was ___________.
6. How were Greek statues different from other civilizations art? (for example, Poseidon)
7. The oracle of Delphi was important because she did what?
8. For women, the festival of Dionysius was important. Why?
9. What was the origin of the world's first theatrical plays (tragedy and comedy)?
10. Why were the Olympics important to all Greeks?
11. In the re-enactment of competitions in the films, how was the reinactment of a boys foot-race historically inaccurate?
12. Why was Socrates condemned to death by the Athenians?
13. What killed a large portion of the Greek population in the mid-5th century B.C?
14. What other Greek city-state finally ended Athens prominence?
15. Despite the end of Athenian political powe, the city's influence extended to Macedonia and led to the Hellenistic Era under Alexander the Great and has continued to influence the world today how?