Episode 2: Hercules. Clash of the Gods. Video Guide. made by: Education is Powerful. grades 8-12 Q&A Video Guide

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1 Clash of the Gods Video Guide grades 8-12 Q&A Video Guide Quiz: Multple Choice & T/F Notes Sheet Answer Keys Included made by: Education is Powerful

2 Thanks: Thank you for downloading this product. I have use the Clash of the Gods series in my classes. Students love the videos and are engaged in the curriculum. Video: This video study guide is designed to correspond with the History Channel s Clash of the Gods Season 1 DVD s, which includes 10 episodes with 470 minutes of video. You can also find all of the episodes on Youtube. Included: Short answer questions that follow along with the video. These are in chronological order with the video. You may add to or delete questions as desired/needed. Guided notes. These notes, give students guiding questions or topics that they take notes on while watching the video. This allows for students to practice note taking by identifying and choosing important ideas and allows for student interest. I will also allow students to use these notes to help them on the quiz. This encourages students to take better notes so that they may do better on the quiz. Multiple Choice and True/False quizzes to be used after showing the video. These have been designed to be copied as a class set with a separate page for an answer key in order to save paper. Or you may print/copy the quizzes as is. Or your may use a Scantron scoring sheet with these quizzes for ease in grading. Answer keys for study guide and quizzes. Instructions: These videos can be used to introduce or extend student learning about Mythology. The History Channel examines the historical aspects of the myths that may be based in truth and history. They retell the myths in detail with interesting visuals that keep student interest. The videos are great to leave with substitutes because they are of high interest and educationally sound. Time Needed: Each episode is about 45 minutes in length. Plus time to complete study guide, notes, or quizzes. You may also want time to grade / discuss after the video. Approximately minutes. Terms of Use: Copyright Education is Powerful. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.

3 Clash of the Gods Video Guide

4 Name: Clash of the Gods Video Study Guide Directions: While watching the video, answer the following questions. 1. Hercules is destined to rid the Greek world of. 2. What is a hero in the Greek world? 3. Why does Hera want to destroy Hercules? 4. What is one way Hera tries to kill Hercules? 5. What connections does Thebes have with the myth of Hercules? 6. In what way is it hard for Hercules to blend in with Greek society? 7. What does Hercules do to his family? Why? 8. What is a blood guilt? 9. Who does Hercules go to in order to seek forgiveness? 10. Where do modern archeologists believe the prophetess at Delphi got her visions? 11. What is the "trick" surrounding Hercules' 12 labors? 12. Why is it not really fair that Hercules is being punished? For each Labor, write down what Hercules had to do and answer any followup questions st Labor What makes this labor difficult? 15. What is the theme in the early labors? 16. 2nd Labor This labor represents the human lust for. 18. How does Hercules eventually kill this monster?

5 19. 3rd Labor th Labor th Labor How is this labor different from the others? 23. How does Hercules accomplish the task in one day? 24. What details are similar between Hercules and the ancient Greek warrior mentioned? 25. What connection does Hercules have with the Olympic Games? 26. 6th Labor th Labor These later labors become darker. Instead of being man vs. nature, these labors are man vs th Labor This labor demonstrates the idea the the evil you create will eventually th Labor The Greeks believed that the further out you go away from Greece, you actually cross the plain from the world to the world th Labor How does Hercules get to the Atlantic Ocean? 35. What is the significance of the Pillars of Hercules to the Ancient Greeks? th Labor This labor parallels which story? 38. Who eventually helps Hercules accomplish the 11th Labor? How? th Labor What happens to Hercules when he burns on the funeral pyre?

6 Name: Clash of the Gods Guided Notes Directions: While watching the video, take notes in the following areas. Give specific examples from the video and fill the entire square. Take notes on each of the 12 labors, important details, and their significance. 1st Labor 4th Labor 2nd Labor 5th Labor 3rd Labor 6th Labor 7th Labor 10th Labor 8th Labor 11th Labor 9th Labor 12th Labor

7 In what ways does Hercules half-human, half-god nature hurt himself or those around him? Explain why Hera hates Hercules and what does she do to him? What connections does Thebes have with the myth of Hercules? Explain what a blood guilt is and how it applies to Hercules. Note the importance / role of the Oracle of Delphi and the Delphi Temple. What historical clues do we have that Hercules really lived?

8 Clash of the Gods Video Quiz Directions: Choose the best answer. True / False: 1. Hercules is destined to rid the Greek world of all their monsters. 2. Hercules was driven mad by Hera and killed his family. 3. Hercules receives the 12 Labors from the Oracle at Delphi. 4. Hercules must go to his cousin King Eurystheus and do what he asks in order to be forgiven of his crimes. 5. The theme in the early labors is man vs. himself. 6. Hercules killed the Lion of Nemea by shooting it with his poisonous arrows. 7. Hercules tricks Atlas by asking him to take the world back so that Hercules can get some food and water to eat while holding the world. 8. Hercules was trained by Philotetes. 9. Hercules creates the Pillars of Hercules by splitting the mountain with his sword. 10. Hercules reward in the end is that he becomes a god. Multiple Choice: 11. What makes Hercules a demi-god? a. He is like the Gods, but can die. b.he becomes a god in the end. c. He is the son of Hera. d.he is a hero. 12. How does Atlas trick Hercules? a. He never returns with the apples of the Hesporides. b.he tells Hercules that he will never return. c. He tells Hercules that he will not take the world back. d.he returns without the apples of the Hesporides. 13. Which of the following monsters does Hercules not fight? a. Man eating mares b.hydra c. Nemean Lion d.minotaur

9 14. According the video, Hercules is a hero to the Greeks because a. he is the son of Zeus. b.he accomplished impossible tasks. c. he becomes a god in the end. d.he suffers more than others. 15. What is a blood guilt? a. A curse upon you for murder. b.feeling guilty for killing others. c. A promise to avenge the deaths of others. d.a way of receiving forgiveness for murder. 16. In what ways is Hercules not associated with the Olympic Games? a. He competed and won them many times. b.he founded the Olympic Games. c. The stadium is measured out by his feet. d.there are many statues depicting his 12 Labors. 17. Which labor required Hercules to create the Pillars of Hercules? a. 2nd Labor - Kill the Hydra b.4th Labor - The man-eating bore c. 7th Labor - Capture King Minos bull in Crete d.10th Labor - Capture the cattle of the Geyron 18. The 11th Labor mirrors the story of a. Paul Bunion b.adam and Eve c. Noah d.thor 19. Hercules last labor requires him to a. capture the man-eating mares of Diomedes. b.kill the man eating birds c. clean the stables d.capture Cerberus 20. What happens when Hercules dies on the funeral pyre? a. His soul is taken to the Underworld. b.his soul is taken to Mount Olympus. c. His body doesn t burn and he becomes a god. d.his body burns, but is reformed as a god.

10 Name: Date: Period: Clash of the Gods Video Quiz Student Answer Sheet Name: Date: Period: Clash of the Gods Video Quiz Student Answer Sheet

11 Answer Keys Clash of the Gods Video Study Guide 1. Hercules is destined to rid the Greek world of. Evil 2. What is a hero in the Greek world? Someone who has to suffer more than others. 3. Why does Hera want to destroy Hercules? She is jealous of Zeus' children from other women. She is trying to punish Zeus. She hates Hercules. 4. What is one way Hera tries to kill Hercules? She sends snakes into Hercules crib at night. He strangles them. 5. What connections does Thebes have with the myth of Hercules? They have found statues and vases all about Hercules. They have found a shrine that is supposedly the birth place of Hercules. 6. In what way is it hard for Hercules to blend in with Greek society? He can't form emotional connections with others. 7. What does Hercules do to his family? Why? He kills them due to madness that Hera sends upon him. 8. What is a blood guilt? A curse upon yourself. You must do good things to makeup for bad things you have done. 9. Who does Hercules go to in order to seek forgiveness? The Oracle of Delphi 10. Where do modern archeologists believe the prophetess at Delphi got her visions? The ethylene gas leaking around the temple. 11. What is the "trick" surrounding Hercules' 12 labors? Hera is really the one trying to punish Hercules by designing the 12 Labors. 12. Why is it not really fair that Hercules is being punished? He was mad when he committed the acts. For each Labor, write down what Hercules had to do and answer any followup questions st Labor - Kill the Lion of Nemea 14. What makes this labor difficult? The lion's skin is impervious to arrows. 15. What is the theme in the early labors? Man vs. Nature 16. 2nd Labor - Kill the Hydra 17. This labor represents the human lust for. Pleasure. 18. How does Hercules eventually kill this monster? He burns the stumps of the heads of the Hydra rd Labor - The Golden Stag of Artemis 20. 4th Labor - The Man-Eating Bore 21. 5th Labor - Clean the Stables 22. How is this labor different from the others? It includes menial labor. 23. How does Hercules accomplish the task in one day? He diverts two rivers and have them flood and clean out the stables. 24. What details are similar between Hercules and the ancient Greek warrior mentioned? They both are from Thessaly. They both serve the King of Mycenae.

12 25. What connection does Hercules have with the Olympic Games? Hercules supposedly founded the Olympic games. The stadium is measured by Hercules' feet. Many reliefs at the walls in the temple depict Hercules' Twelve Labors th Labor - Face and kill the Man Eating Birds 27. 7th Labor - Capture King Minos' Bull in Crete. 28. These later labors become darker. Instead of being man vs. nature, these labors are man vs.. Man 29. 8th Labor - The man-eating mares of King Diomedes eat King Diomedes. 30. This labor demonstrates the idea the the evil you create will eventually. destroy you th Labor - Hercules kills the Amazons after stealing the belt of Hippolita. 32. The Greeks believed that the further out you go away from Greece, you actually cross the plain from the world to the world. mortal / immortal th Labor - Capture the cattle of the Geyron. 34. How does Hercules get to the Atlantic Ocean? He breaks a mountain range by splitting it with his sword creating the Pillars of Hercules. 35. What is the significance of the Pillars of Hercules to the Ancient Greeks? It was a portal between reality and myth th Labor - Steal golden apples 37. This labor parallels which story? Adam and Eve, Garden of Eden 38. Who eventually helps Hercules accomplish the 11th Labor? How? Atlas. Atlas goes and gets the apples for Hercules th Labor - Capture Cerberus 40. What happens to Hercules when he burns on the funeral pyre? It releases his mortal body and his soul ascends into heaven.

13 Clash of the Gods Guided Notes Answers will vary by student. I grade based on completion and logical notes included. Often, I will let students use these notes to help them with the quiz; therefore, the better notes they take, the better they will do on the quiz. 1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False 6. False 7. False 8. False 9. True 10. True 11. a 12. c 13. d 14. d 15. a 16. a 17. d 18. b 19. d 20. b Clash of the Gods Video Quiz