Ancient Greece

People that thought about ways other than myths to understand the world were known as...

• Tyrants

• Immortals

• Philosophers

• Socrates

Greeks believed in 12 major gods/goddesses and many lesser ones. The belief in many gods makes them...

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Apatheistic

• Quasitheistic

Which of the following is not a god/goddess of Greek mythology?

• Anubis

• Apollo

• Zeus

• Helios

What are myths and why were they used in Greece?

• Myths are stories to explain the world, and they were used to explain everything they saw and connect with their world.

• Myths are stories about scientific facts they found.

• Myths are poems that scientists wrote

• Myths are stories that explain the history of the Americas

What is a Labyrinth?

• Complex storage space

• Scientific research space

• Temple devoted to a Greek god

• Complex Maze

Which of these characteristics would you use to describe the Minotaur? 

• Monster

• Half man

• Half bull

• All of the above

What did King Aegeus tell Theseus to do so he’d know he was still alive?

• To change the sails on the boat to be white instead of black

• To change the sails on the boat from white to black

• To send a letter home

• To just return to the castle

True or False: Did Theseus escape the labyrinth unharmed?

• True

• False

What did King Minos demand from Athens each year as a tribute?

• All of the first born children

• 7 young men and 7 young women as a sacrifice to the minotaur

• 10 young men and 10 young women as a sacrifice to the minotaur

• 10 percent of their food supply

What is a tribute?

• Payments made to city-states by their allies

• Payments made to the temples of the gods

• Temple to devoted to the gods

• The land that the gods lived on