Ancient Greece Info reading wb 6.7.20 Monday 6th July 2020 1. Find a word or phrase that suggests many of the popular gods were spoilt. 2. ‘His priestess would act as the mouthpiece.‛ What does this phrase mean? 3. Look at the section titled Festivals and Oracles. Find and copy a word that means ‘unclear.‛ 4. What is an oracle? Tuesday 7th July 2020 1. What were the names of the two goddesses who were mother and daughter? 2. Name two places that border Mount Olympus. 3. Who‛s anger could cause a plague? 4. Match the god to the correct information. Apollo Twin brother of Artemis. Athena Shown riding a tiger on a mosaic. Hephaistos Husband of Aphrodite. Dionysos Was turned into a laurel tree. Persephone Introduced the olive tree to one of the city states. Daphne Responsible for growing grain. Wednesday 8th July 2020 1. Which of the columns is this a description of? ‘It is more commonly used in Roman temples and highly decorated.‛ 2. The lion‛s head had a specific purpose in Greek temples. What was it? 3. Which place has the best preserved temple in the world and who was it dedicated to? 4 True or false? Read the section on temples and decide if the following are true or false. True False Huge stone blocks were pulled by oxen from quarries. Zeus‛ temple was built in the fifth century. The roofs of the temples were made of limestone. Thursday 9th July 2020 1. In what order do these caption headings appear? Temple of Apollo Centre of the World Lotus Leaves Goddess of Love Temple of Apollo The Charioteer The Temple of Ceres 2. Summarise the information about festivals and oracles in 35 words or fewer. Friday 10th July 2020 1. Why do you think the text is arranged with lots of captions? 2. Which section do you think is the most interesting? Why? 3. There are three main sections in the text. How are they linked? .