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Back Print Name Class Date Social Studies Skills The Greek World Study Interpreting Charts LEARN THE SKILL Charts come in many varieties. A simple table can show relationships among things. Other charts show structures and forms of organization. Interpreting charts accurately is a skill you will use often in your education and in your work life. Chaos Tartarus Gaea Uranus + Gaea Cyclope Mountains Eros Pontus Hecatonchires Zeus Hestia + Hera Erebus Cyclope Cronus + Rhea Coeus + Rhea Demeter + Zeus Leto + Zeus Poseidon Oceanus + Terthys Apollo Artemis Iapetus Persephone Athena Hebe Ares Atlas Hephaestus Epimetheus Prometheus Maia + Zeus Hermes Dione + Zeus Aphrodite PRACTICE THE SKILL The chart shows the relationship of the Greek gods. Study it and answer the questions that follow. The + symbol indicates marriage. 1. Greek mythology says that before there were gods, there was a great void. What was this vacancy called? 2. What was the relationship between Apollo and Artemis? APPLY THE SKILL 1. What do Apollo and Aphrodite have in common? 2. According to the chart, who were the grandchildren of Cronus and Rhea? Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 24 The Greek World Back Print Answer Key Chapter Review MAKE A COMPARISON 1. Both are short ancient Greek poems. REVIEWING VOCABULARY, TERMS, AND PEOPLE They both are about the sun and mention Greek gods. They are different in that the first explains the daily rising and setting of the sun. The second describes a frightening and unusual event that seems to have no explanation. 2. Answers will vary. The sun helped farmers’ crops grow; it provided people with light all day; it told people when to get up and when to sleep; it helped to keep people and their dwellings warm. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. COMPREHENSION AND CRITICAL THINKING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. History and Geography MAP ACTIVITY 1. Colors will vary. 2. Colors will vary. Cities that will be satraps roads Spartans Athenians mind Euclid REVIEWING THEMES highlighted are Grancias, Issus, and Gaugamela. 3. Indus River; colors will vary 4. Colors will vary. 1. Cyrus let the people he conquered keep their own customs because he hoped that this would make it less likely for them to rebel. 2. Alexander was called Alexander the Great because his efforts to build an empire made him one of the greatest conquerors in history. 3. Spartan women owned much of the land in Sparta; ran their households when their husbands were gone; and received physical training in running, jumping, wrestling, and throwing javelins. They even sometimes competed with men in sporting events. Athenian women received little or no education, and most received training only in household tasks like weaving and sewing. 4. The Greek designers took such care in designing their buildings because they wanted their buildings to reflect the greatness of their cities. ANALYZING MAPS 1. 2. 3. 4. b d a e c 12 Gaugamela approximately 3,000 miles Alexander’s armies were tired and exhausted. They didn’t want to go any farther. Because Alexander and his armies turned around, his quest for a much larger empire ended. Had he and his armies gone farther, his empire might have been much larger. Social Studies Skills PRACTICE THE SKILL 1. Chaos 2. They were siblings. APPLY THE SKILL 1. Zeus was their father. 2. Persephone, Athena, Hebe, Ares, and Hephaestus Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 37 The Greek World