Greece 5-1

A long poem about heroic deeds

• fable

• epic

• oracle

• myth

A short tale that teaches a lesson

• myth

• poem

• fable

• oracle

A priest or priestess who could tell the future

• oracle

• merchant

• scribe

• fable

A traditional story about gods and goddesses

• epic

• origin

• oracle

• myth

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

• Mount Olympus

• Aristophanes

• fable

• epic

Throughout mythology, the Greek people express their ______________.

• religious beliefs

• love of poetry

• love of sport

• political beliefs

This Greek poet wrote many poems about heroics deeds, including the Iliad.

• Aesop

• Odysseus

• Croesus

• Homer

The Greeks performed which types of drama as part of religious festivals.

• comedy and tragedy

• myth and fable

• epic and tragedy

• comedy and myth

The three best-known writers of Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripides, and __________.

• Aristophanes

• Homer

• Sophocles

• Aesop

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

• Athenian

• Corinthian

• Parthenon

• Gregoric