Unit 2- Gods in Ancient Greece

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Unit 2 Lesson 3

Gods in Ancient Greece

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Religious beliefs or ideas expressed in the Greek myths….

gods controlled nature

human beings were
often tested by willful
gods and pitted against

one another

people can rely only on

their own

resourcefulness, and
sometimes on the aid

of a friendly god

The gods lived among
the clouds on Mount

Olympus

some gods and

goddesses spent their
time drinking nectar
and eating ambrosia

some gods believed
humans were beasts.

Religion of the

Greeks

- Polytheistic- believed in many

gods

- A god or goddess could be a

powerful friend or a terrible
enemy(foe)

- Gods and goddesses helped the

good and punished the wicked.

- The gods and goddesses had

human qualities, such as anger
and sorrow.

- The gods and goddesses

sometimes walked among people
on Earth.

Let’s check out this video about mythology!
Greek Mythology

Multiple Select

Which statements describe a Greek religious belief?

Select all correct answers.

• A god or goddess could be a powerful ally or a terrible foe.

• The gods and goddesses sometimes walked among people on Earth.

• The gods and goddesses lived in heaven, where they had no need for feasts.

Multiple Select

Which statements describe a Greek religious belief?

Select all correct answers.

• The gods and goddesses helped the good and punished the wicked.

• All gods and goddesses were equal.

• The gods and goddesses had human qualities, such as anger and sorrow.

Greek Art

• human forms were mostly used

• to adorn useful objects

Greeks view the role and limits of
government…

They thought that

citizens should
participate in the

government

They did not offer

citizenship to

women, foreigners,

and slaves

Polis

Small state run
by citizens

1

Fight to defend
each other

2

Serve on juries
was expected
from the
citizens

3

Obey the city's
laws.

4

Independent city-states develop in
ancient Greece…

• Why?

• The mountains separated groups of people from one another.

• Some of the city-states were isolated because they were islands.

• Travel across the seas was often difficult and limited trade and communication.

Greek Facts

Belief people could run good governments.

Words calculus and algebra don’t come from
the Greek language

Athens is still a major city-state today

First Olympic game was to honor Zeus

Greek Gods

Zeus: king of the Olympian gods

Apollo: god of the sun and music

Aphrodite: goddess of beauty and love

Ares: violent god of war

Poseidon: god of the seas

Athena: goddess of wisdom and war

Multiple Choice

Which god or goddess does not match his or her role?

• Zeus: god of justice

• Poseidon: god of war

• Athena: goddess of wisdom and war

• Aphrodite: goddess of beauty and love

Multiple Choice

Which god or goddess does not match his or her role?

• Ares: god of the seas

• Hera: goddess of marriage

• Apollo: god of the sun, music, law, and reason

• Hestia: goddess of home and hearth

What was
unique or
different about
the Greek’s view
of humanity?

- They believed that
humans could use their
minds to understand the
world around them.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how the Greek view of humanity differed from that of earlier civilizations?

• The Greeks believed there was only one god.

• Earlier civilizations did not have any goddesses, but the Greeks did.

• The Greeks believed that humans could use their minds to understand the world around them.

• Earlier civilizations believed that they had to honor their gods, but the Greeks honored only human ability.