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GREEK TOPIC BACKGROUND QUESTIONS (F-block 2009):

 

Topic: Trojan War

Presenter: John Merrigan

Questions:

1. What was "The Judgement of Paris"? Who was Chosen? What was Paris' reward?

2. Why did Achilles withdraw from the war? What made him return?

3. Who constructed the Trojan Horse in the myth? What was the horse in reality?

 

Topic:  Athens in the Golden Age

Presenter:  Tyler Beck

Questions:

1. What are three terms that are synonymous with the term “Athenian Golden Age”? 

2. Who added a second actor to the stage?  How many of his plays are still around today?

3. Who is known as “the Father of History”?

 

Topic:  Sparta

Presenter:

Questions:

1.What were the three social classes in Sparta?

2.What activities did the women participate in?

3.What was the name of the group that terrorized the helots?

 

Topic:  Olympic Games

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Topic:  Achilles/Hero Cycle

Presenter: Lauren Rogers

Questions:

1.Who believed mythology was a control system and created his version of the hero cycle around 1950?

2.What are the three main parts to a monomyth?

3.How does Achilles' conception and childhood fit into Joseph Campbell’s style of the monomyth for Birth?

 

 

Topic:  Clothing

Presenter:

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Topic:  Art

Presenter: Deirdre Massaro

Questions:

1. What four groups is Ancient Greece usually divided into?

2. What time period did the Classical Period take place?

3. What were the two most well known city-states during the Golden Age, and what did they influence?

 

Topic:  Architecture

Presenter: Nick LaChance

Questions:

1. Why did the Athenians want the Parthenon to be perfect?

2. What is the technique used to make a building not look top-heavy?

3. How long have the Parthenon's columns been standing?

 

Topic: Socrates

Presenter:Philip Coughlin

Questions:

1.Why did Socrates choose to not go into politics?

2.Why was Socrates put on trail? What was his punishment?

3.How were the ideas and thoughts of Socrates recorded?