Unit 4 Chapter 3

Poll

Review: What is a legend?

• A story about a person or an event from the past that is believed by many people to be true, but that cannot be proven to be absolutely true.

• A story about a person or an event from the past that is proven to be absolutely true.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word immortal as used in paragraph 3?

• to live for many years

• To live for a few years

• To live forever

• To eventually die

Multiple Choice

What can you infer as to why the Romans had similar ideas

about their gods that the Greeks had?

• because they each traveled to faraway countries.

• because the closeness of their lands gave the two cultures

  many opportunities to share ideas with each other.

• because they gave their gods the same names.

• because a teacher went out to each of the villages and taught

  them about the gods.

Multiple Choice

Jupiter is the....

• god of Greeks.

• father of mortals.

• god of storms.

• father of immortals.

Multiple Choice

The gods were all related.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What did Roman sailors pray to Neptune for?

• To win battles.

• To make the rough seas smooth and ensure good weather.

• To grant them magical powers.

• To protect them from dangerous sea animals.

Poll

Why did the Romans spend a lot of time praying to Mars?

What two key words should you look for in the text to answer this question?

• Why, did

• pray (ing), Mars

• spend, a lot

• Romans, spend

Multiple Choice

Why did the Romans spend a lot of time praying to Mars?

• Because they could see Mars in the sky.

• Because he was the most powerful god.

• Because he listened.

• Because they fought a lot of wars.

Multiple Choice

Why is Mercury often showed with wings on his feet.

• To explain how he flies.

• To show he's a messenger

• To show how fast he is.

Reorder

Order the following chronologically.

• The gods were named.

• The planets were named.

• The United States was formed.

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

How are the roles and characteristics of Apollo and Minerva similar?

• Both Apollo and Minerva were born in the usual way.

• Both Apollo and Minerva had a famous shrine at Delphi.

• Both Apollo and Minerva were associated with wisdom.

• Both Apollo and Minerva complained of headaches.

Categorize

Options (3)

The gods were important to the Roman people and they prayed to them for help and prtotection.

Roman gods

The planet Mars is named after Mars, the Roman god of war.

Match the following

The Topic

The Main Idea

Detail