Greek culture, scholars and thinkers
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write 4–5 sentences about one of Homer’s epics (ask an adult or use a library).
Open answer: the “Iliad” — the Trojan War, Achilles; the “Odyssey” — Odysseus’s journey home.
2
Use the phrases “Trojan horse” and “Achilles’ heel” in your own sentences.
Open answer: meanings — a gift hiding danger, and a weak spot.
3
Make a table of Greek scholars and their achievements.
Democritus — atom; Archimedes — lever; Herodotus — “Histories”; Aristotle — separated sciences; Socrates — moral teaching.
4
Write your thoughts on why Socrates did not escape his death sentence.
He stayed loyal to the law and his beliefs, and so became a symbol of endurance.