8-1 Rise of Greek Culture

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

• religious beliefs
• love of poetry
• love of sport
• [political beliefs

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.

• Homer
• Aesop
• Odyseus
• Achilles

What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

• comedy & tragedy
• myth & fable
• epic & tragedy
• comedy & myth

The King of the Olympic Gods was

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Apollo

• Zeus

The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and

• Athenian
• Corinthian
• Parthenon
• Gregorian

a long poem about heroic deeds

• myth
• fable 
• epic
• oracle

a short tale that teaches a lesson

• myth
• fable 
• epic
• oracle

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

• myth
• fable 
• epic
• oracle

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

• myth
• fable 
• epic
• oracle

the custom of passing along stories by speech

• oral tradition
• fable 
• epic
• oracle