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Select all of the ways below that the Greek deities were important to the Greeks.

•  The Greek deities were harsh;  eye for an eye; so the gods built the temples as a safe place for the Greeks to go

              when the gods got mad.

• The Greeks needed protection in their daily lives, so they offered prayers and gifts to the gods at their temples

              so they would  help and protect them.  

• The Greek deities were friends who brought gifts to humans.

• The Greek deities in Alexander the Great’s cavalry created a very large empire in a very short amount of time

Choose two statements that explain the religious beliefs in ancient Greece.  6.46

Choose 2:

• The Greek deities had an animal-like appearance

• The Greek deities were flawed and made mistakes like humans

• The Greek deities lived together, like a family, on Mt. Olympus and had human-like appearance

• The Greek deities were perfect and did not make mistakes

The Greek athletes took part in athletic competitions every four years. What were these competitive games called?

• RSMS basketball games

• RSMS Spring Fling

• Olympic Games

• Super Bowl Sunday

Which Greek city-state started athletic competitions every four years as a way to honor the Greek gods and to allow the competitors to keep physically fit for battle?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Thebes

• Egypt

The Greeks started athletic competitions in honor of which of the following Greek god or deity?

• Athena

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Hades

Which of the following is another name for gods?

• hoplites

• tyrants

• deities

• emperors

Select all of the following characteristics of the Greek gods. Select 3

• •Controlled nature/people

• •Represented nature

• •Explained nature

• did not control nature or people

Select two of the following statements that Greeks believed about their gods.

• If Zeus was mad, he threw his lightening bolts at earth

• Athenians would pray to Athena before the Battle of Salamis.

• If an athlete is victorious or wins an event in the Olympics, the glory would be given to Athena.

• Hades would help Athens defeat many enemies with clever battle strategies

Select all of the following things the Greeks believed about their religion.

• the Greek gods (deities) had human-like qualities

• The Greek were polytheistic

• The gods (deities) were important to the everylife of the Greeks

• The Greeks were monotheistic

The Greeks believed in many different gods. What is the belief in many gods called?

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• monarchy

• theocracy