Greek Studies lesson 7

All Greek City states shared the same

• ruler

• religion

• water source

• activities

• What are true about Greek Myths and religion:

• (Pick 2)

• They Worshiped One God

• • Expressed Religious Beliefs of Ancient Greeks

• • Traditional Stories about gods and Heroes

• They only Believed in Zeus as Ruler

Greeks were Polytheistic. What does that mean?

• Believed in only One Religion

• Believed that They had a Savior

• Believed in only ONE god

• Believed in Multiple gods and goddesses

Greek View of gods:

• Did Not Think of gods as​ (a)  

• gods Have Great Powers, but Look and Act Like​ (b)   :

  • Marry and Have Children

  • Sometimes ​ (c)   of Each Other and Played Tricks on Each Other

  • Interacted with Greek people in Everyday Life

• These human features caused Greeks to not ​ (d)   them.

• All-Powerful
• Humans
• Jealous
• fear
• Powerful
• Demi Gods
• Love

Match the following.

• Goddess of Love and Beauty

• Zeus

• God of the war

• Poseidon

• Goddess of Wisdom and War

• Ares

• King of the Gods, God of the Sky & Lightning

• Aphrodite

• God of the Sea

• Athena

• What is the name of Greece’s Highest Mountain where it is

• believed Twelve Most Important gods and goddesses Lived

• Believed gods and goddesses Could Come and Go Freely

• Humans Stopped from Entering Gates Through Clouds

• Mt. Vesuvus

• Mt. Olympus

• Mt. Ranier

• Mt. Rushmore

• All Greeks Worshiped​ (a)   as the Chief god

• Each City-State Chose a god or goddess as ​ (b)  

Each City-State Would Perform​ (c)   (An Action that is Part of a Religious Ceremony) to Win the god’s Favor​

• Zeus
• Protector
• Rituals
• Posiden
• Ruler or King
• Elaborate Parties

• Every​ (a)   Years Greek Athletes Participated in Athletic Competitions for “Greater Glory of Zeus”

  • Held at Olympia and Called the ​ (b)  

  • Began in​ (c)  

  • Held for More than 1,000 Years

• Modern Olympics Began in ​ (d)   ​

• 4
• Olympics
• 776 BC
• 1896
• Summer Soltice
• 400BC
• 1996
• 3

What is true about epics?

• Long Poems that Record the Deeds of Heroes

• First Greek Stories

• • Short Books that Talk about Daily Greek life

• • Two Great Epics of Ancient Greece by Poet Homer.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Illiad

,

(b) Odyssey

• • Prince of Troy Kidnaps the Wife of a Greek King

• •  Faces Storms, Monsters, and Other Obstacles Along the Way

• • Takes Him 10 Years to Get Back Home

• • Greeks Captured Troy, Burned Troy Down, and Rescued the Wife of the King

• • Describes His Long Trip Home After the Fall of Troy

• • story of Odysseus, a Greek Hero of the Trojan War

• • Trojans Brought Horse Inside Walls

• • This word now describes Long, Exciting Journey

• • At Night – Greeks Came Out of the Horse and Opened City Gates

• • Greeks Built a Giant Hollow Horse

  • Put Troops in Horse