Web Quests – Chapter 3 – Complete1 set of questions

Greek Political Structure

  • What was the ruling structure of a city-state?
  • What happened if you could not pay your debts?
  • What was the council of 400?
  • Who did Cleisthenes count as citizens?
  • What is an oligarchy?
  • What was ostracism?
  • Was the city-state of Athens a true democracy? Why/ Why not?

Spartan Lifestyle

  • What was Sparta’s relationship with Athens?
  • What was the center of Spartan culture & society?
  • How did Spartan’s deal with weak or deformed infants?
  • What was a Spartan marriage like?
  • How did the status/ freedom of Spartan women compare to other Greek states?

Alexander the Great

  • What was Alexander’s greatest accomplishment?
  • Did Alexander encourage or discourage marriage between Greeks and non-Greeks?
  • Alexander’s empire included sections of how many continents?
  • Traditionally, the later Roman generals organized their battles and let someone else lead the charge into battle? Did Alexander follow that strategy? How do we know?
  • What were the names of Alexander’s parents?
  • How did Alexander die?

Laocoon

  • Who was Laocoon?
  • What was the Trojan horse?
  • What did Laocoon say about/ do to the horse?
  • What god(s) did he anger and what did the gods do?
  • What happened to Laocoon’s sons?

Plato

  • Did Plato and Pythagorus know each other?
  • According to Plato, what is the ideal society like?
  • According to Plato, if someone is physically attractive, what do you know about them?
  • According to Plato, what will education do for a man?
  • In Plato’s ideal world, who is best qualified to rule?
  • What did Plato see as the ultimate reality?

Aristotle

  • What was Aristotle’s father’s profession?
  • What impact might his father’s job have had on Aristotle’s philosophy?
  • Since Aristotle was Plato’s student, did he succeed him as head of the academy?
  • Did Aristotle agree with Plato’s theory of forms?
  • What did Aristotle see as ultimate reality?
  • How did Aristotle say we know the world around us?

Sophocles & the Oedipus Cycle

  • Was Sophocles an author, an actor or both?
  • What other jobs did Sophocles have?
  • What is the sphinx’s riddle?
    Who is Jocasta?
    What does Oedipus’ fate at the end of Oedipus the king?
  • Who is Antigone?
  • What does Antigone do that causes her to be condemned to death?

Peloponnesian Wars

  • What was the Spartan strategy in the war?
  • What was the Athenian strategy in the war?
  • What was the name of the peace treaty in 421 & how long did it guarantee peace?
  • What was the final result or outcome of the war?

Altar to Zeus at Pergamum

  • What part of the altar is best known artistically?
  • What do the carvings on the altar depict?
  • What’s a Gigantomachy?
    What was the name of one of the leading sculptors of the altar?
    Is the altar carved in high relief or low relief?
  • What do the two “sides” or opponents on the altar represent?
    What other 2 half-gods are helping Zeus in the fight?