5-1 The Culture of Ancient Greece

a long poem about heroic deeds

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle

a short tale that teaches a lesson

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle

the highest mountain in Greece, home to the gods and goddesses

• fable
• myth
• epic
• Mount Olympus

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

• religious beliefs
• love of poetry
• love of sports
• political beliefs

The Greek poet who wrote many poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.

• Aesop
• Odysseus
• Homer

The Greeks performed these types of drama. 

• comedy and tradedy
• myth and fable
• epic and tragedy
• comedy and myth

One of the important fable authors in Greece was..

• Aesop
• Odysseus
• Homer

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

• Athenian

• Corinthian

• Spartan

• Persian