Ancient Greece Daily Life Webquest

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1. Why was it so hard to travel or walk around Greece?

2. The Greeks able to set up cities off the coasts of what countries?

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 3. What island did the Minoans live on?

4. What was a popular Minoan sport?

5. Describe the Minotaur.

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6. What are Mycenaeans best known for?

7. What was a difference between the Minoan kings and Mycenaean kings?

8. What is the time period when Mycenaeans were in charge often called?

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9. When did the Dorians come into the Greek peninsula?

10. What made the Dorian weapons better than those of the people that lived on

the Greek peninsula?

11. How long did the Dorians rule once they took over?

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12. What city-state had the best army?

13. What city-state had the best navy?

14. How long did a war between Sparta and Athens once last?

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15. Where were the Olympic games held?

16. What happened if two city-states were at war with each other at the time of

the Olympic games?

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17. Who never danced together?

18. How many dances were there?

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 19. How old were girls when they were married? How old were the men?

20. What is a dowry?

21. What did it mean when the bride bit the apple that the groom gave to her?

22. What was different about weddings in Sparta?

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23. What machines were used on stage and why?

24. How many plays did Sophocles write?

25. What three types of plays did the Greeks invent?

26. Why are actors today sometimes called ‘thespians’?

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27. What were men responsible for?

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28.What were women responsible for?

29.Name one thing a Spartan woman could do that other Greek women could not

do?

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30.What did a wreath at the door mean?

31. Who taught children until age 6?

32. Name one thing kids enjoyed for play?

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33. Was there any way to earn freedom as a slave?

34. Describe one way the Greeks found new slaves.

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 35. What kind of toys would Greek children play with?

36. What kind of animals were kept as pets?

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37. What were houses usually built around?

38. Why was the courtyard so important for women in particular?

39. Where did men and women live in Sparta?

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40. What did the Greeks often grow?

41. What did the Greeks do to honor Hestia, goddess of hearth and home?

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42. What is an agora?

43. What different fabrics were used for winter and summer clothing?

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 44. How was perfume made?

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45. What kinds of things did women put into their hair?

46. What happened at barber shops aside from men getting their hair cut and

beards trimmed?

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47. List three things that boys from Athens were taught in school.

48. At what age did boys finish their schooling?

49. Where and what did girls in Athens learn?

50. What was the most important thing to learn in school in Sparta?

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 Ancient Greece: Daily Life Answer Sheet

Type in the following address:

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Answer the questions and use complete sentences if needed.

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questions

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1. Why was it so hard to travel or walk around Greece?

There were a lot of mountains in the way.

2. The Greeks able to set up cities off the coasts of what countries?
Italy, African countries, and Turkey

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3. What island did the Minoans live on?

They lived on the island of Crete.

4. What was a popular Minoan sport?

Jumping over the horns of snorting bulls.

5. Describe the Minotaur.

A half-man, half-bull who lived at the heart of a maze near the king’s palace.

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6. What are Mycenaeans best known for?

Mycenaeans were best known for fighting.

7. What was a difference between the Minoan kings and Mycenaean kings?
Minoan kings shared wealth in the form of food, art, and architecture.
Mycenaean kings hoarded wealth and spent it to finance more military
campaign.

8. What is the time period when Mycenaeans were in charge often called?
The Heroic Age.
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9. When did the Dorians come into the Greek peninsula?

About 3000 years ago.
10. What made the Dorian weapons better than those of the people that lived on
the Greek peninsula?
Dorian weapons were made of metal when the Greek weapons were made of
stone.
11. How long did the Dorians rule once they took over?
400 years.
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12. What city-state had the best army?

Sparta was believed to have the best army.
13. What city-state had the best navy?
Athens was believed to have the best navy.
14. How long did a war between Sparta and Athens once last?
One war between Sparta and Athens lasted 27 years.
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15. Where were the Olympic games held?

The Olympics were held in the city-state of Olympia.
16. What happened if two city-states were at war with each other at the time of
the Olympic games?
The war would be halted during the games.
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17. Who never danced together?
Men and women never danced together.
18. How many dances were there?
There were over 200 dances for many different occasions.
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19. How old were girls when they were married? How old were the men?
Girls were 12-15 years old and men were 25-30 when they married.
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 20. What is a dowry?
A dowry is a gift of money, property, cattle, or something of real value that she
brought with her when she married.
21. What did it mean when the bride bit the apple that the groom gave to her?
It meant that her basic needs would now come from her husband.
22. What was different about weddings in Sparta?
The wedding consisted of a friendly physical fight between the bride and
groom, the groom would then toss his wife over his shoulder and carry her
off.
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23. What machines were used on stage and why?

A machine to lift actor into the air for actors to play the part of a god, and
another to make a thunder sound to represent Zeus.
24. How many plays did Sophocles write?
Sophocles wrote over 120 plays.
25. What three types of plays did the Greeks invent?
Greeks invented tragedies which always had a sad ending, comedies that
always had a happy ending, and satires to poke fun at real people and events.
26. Why are actors today sometimes called ‘thespians’?
In honor of the actor Thespis, who was one of the most famous and successful
actors in Ancient Greece.

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27. What were men responsible for?

Men were responsible for growing and harvesting crops.
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28. What were women responsible for?

Women cooked, cleaned, sewed, and raised kids.
29. Name one thing a Spartan woman could do that other Greek women could
not do?
They could leave the house without a husband’s permission, run a business, and
attend military school outside the home.
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30. What did a wreath at the door mean?

A wreath meant that a home had a new baby.
31. Who taught children until age 6?
The mother would teach her children until about the age of 6.
32. Name one thing kids enjoyed for play?
Answerss will vary---a game like basketball, pulling carts around, tossing sticks into
buckets, and listening to stories, fables, and legends.
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 33. Was there any way to earn freedom as a slave?
No.
34. Describe one way the Greeks found new slaves.
People were sold into slavery by their families, rescued infants usually
became slaves, and those captured in battle became slaves.
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35. What kind of toys would Greek children play with?

They played with rattles and little clay animals, a horse on four wheels, yoyos,
dolls, and action figures.
36. What kind of animals were kept as pets?
Dogs, birds, goats, turtles, cats, and mice.
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37. What were houses usually built around?

Homes had central open air courtyard.
38. Why was the courtyard so important for women in particular?
Women were not allowed outside the house without their husband’s permission and
they could sit outside.
39. Where did men and women live in Sparta?
Men lived in a barracks, women lived in homes.
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40. What did the Greeks often grow?

Wheat, olives, figs, and grapes.
41. What did the Greeks do to honor Hestia, goddess of hearth and home?
They kept clean. They cleaned their cookers, cleaned their hands, and kept the food
preparation area clean.
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42. What is an agora?

An agora is a marketplace.
43. What different fabrics were used for winter and summer clothing?
Clothes were made of wool for winter and linen for the summer.
44. How was perfume made?
Perfume was made by boiling flowers and herbs.
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45. What kinds of things did women put into their hair?
Women would use scented lotions, braids, headbands, and hair ornaments for their
hair.
46. What happened at barber shops aside from men getting their hair cut and
beards trimmed?
Men would go to the barber shops to discuss sports and politics, exchange gossip
and conduct business.
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47. List three things that boys from Athens were taught in school.
Answers will vary. They learned to read and write, play a musical instrument, learn
the poetry of Homer, how to debate and give a persuasive speech, studied science
and math, and attended military school.
48. At what age did boys finish their schooling?
Boys finished required schooling at about 20 years old.
49. Where and what did girls in Athens learn?
Girls learned at home. They would learn to read and write if their mothers knew
how to, and how to cook, sew, and run a household.
50. What was the most important thing to learn in school in Sparta?
The most important thing for Spartan girls and boys to learn was how to
be a warrior.

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