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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many Athenians do to unwanted children?

2. This festival held every summer to honor Athena is called this.

3. The first king of Athens is ________, who establishes worship of the Greek gods.

4. A great statue of this goddess stands inside the west end of the central isle of the Parthenon.

5. Marriage in Athens is _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the great procession to the Acropolis.

2. Explain the wall decorations in the house at Olynthus, and the five schemes those wall decorations represent.

3. Explain how Attica provides food and water the the people. What systems are in place?

4. Describe the poetry and music events of the Panathenaic feast.

5. Describe the Dark Age of Greece.

6. Describe the tribal contests of the fifth day of the Panathenaic festival.

7. Who are the Greek pantheon, and what are their roles.

8. Describe the statues of the exterior of the Parthenon.

9. Explain the rumor behind the tent of Xerxes.

10. Describe the various forms of dress and hairstyles given to the Athenian people. Be sure to include both male and female information.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Roman theater with Athenian theater. Be sure to include information on types of plays, actors, costumes, stages, theaters, and any other elements. Additionally, make sure to suggest reasons for any similarities and differences, and help to explain how these types of theaters affected Roman and Athenian life.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the possible life of an Athenian female, from birth to death. Include her education, growing up, marriage, fashion, work life, political life, spiritual life, leisure time, death, and funeral. Incorporate as many details from the book as possible, including such details as the type of housing she lives in, what she is, and is not, allowed to do, and what might have happened to her at birth, had her parents elected not to keep her.

Essay Topic 3

The final chapter of the book outlines the events after 138 AD, continuing through the essential fall of Rome. Summarize the entries in this section, discussing the various emperors listed, how they behaved, and and contributions to Rome they made that were lasting. Be sure to discuss what led to the fall of Rome as a stronghold in the Western Empire. Also, discuss the transition from Athens to capital of the Greek state.

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