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assignment #9 4/1/20

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1. The two types of theater performed in ancient theatre were tragedies and comedies. Tragedy was serious drama about common themes that pertained to what was going in the ancient world. The tragedy was most always about hero who had a downfall of some sort. A comedy performed in ancient times contained scenes filled with slapstick situations as well as crude humor. These comedies were often performed to provide relief to the audience in ancient times 2. Gladiator and Oresteia can be compared to each other as they both are tragedies and provide a deepened look inside one character for most of the production. They provide a developing story throughout the play and a conflict that drives the storyline. I personally enjoy Gladiator very much because it has a great battle at the end which is your typical Ancient Greece story. 3.    To me this theater appears one mainly for just watching productions. As it only has half of a bowl and the seats are extr...
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Objective questions

1. What was one of Pericles main goals for the Athenian society? To strengthen the Athenian democracy 2. What were the two types of dramas performed in ancient Greek theater Tragedy and comedy 3. What was the war between the city-state Athens and the Persian Empire called? Peloponnesian War 4. Out of these 4 names which was not an Ancient Greek philosopher; Plato, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Socrates Alexander the Great 5. What was the famous horse that Alexander the great rode into battle may times with named? Bucephalus
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Cultures and Mountains of the sea questions

1. Mycenaean- citizens of the leading city of mycenae Trojan War- Mycenae planted an attack on the city of Troy causing this war Dorian- Spoke a dialect of Greek and distant relatives of Bronze Age Greeks Homer- known as a great storyteller, was also blind Epic- narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds myth- a traditional story about a god 3. The Aegean sea, the Ionian sea, and the Black Sea was used as a way of transportation for the Greeks. Also, Sea trade became a vital part of their economy as they lacked natural resources like timber, metals and farm land that could be used 4. Mycenaeans used the Minonians writing style, as well as as their core religious practices, political, and art. Mycenaeans also the value of seaborne trade to other countries 5. Because of their lack of writing Dorians learned much about their past history through these epics. They were also a way to celebrate heroic deeds and to celebrate heroes across the land that Dorian held.
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