Module 8 L4

Which statement BEST describes ancient Greek religion?

• Greeks borrowed gods from other faiths.
• Greeks believed that there was only one god.
• Greeks created mythology to explain how diseases caused death.
• Greeks created mythology to explain why natural events occurred.

Ancient Greek mythology told of humans who performed great deeds, such as ____________, who saved Athens from the terrors of the Minotaur.

• Hercules
• Jason
• Odysseus
• Theseus

Why are Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey significant pieces of literature?

• They are accurate historical accounts of the Trojan War.
• They are classical works influencing later writers of Western Civilization.
• They explain the complex trading relationship between Mycenae and Troy.
• They influenced the theological development of Christianity and Islam.

Homer’s the Iliad describes the legendary battles between the ____________and the Trojans during the Trojan War.

• Athenians
• Minoans
• Mycenaeans
• Spartans

Which of the following is a Greek word that has been used to name places on the earth?

• Atlas
• Augustus
• Himalaya
• Mary

Greek literature has provided names for many of the objects in our solar system, such as Jupiter’s moon ___________ named after the daughter of a Greek goddess.

• Callisto
• Europa
• Ganymede
• Io

The most famous lyrical poet of ancient Greece

• mythology
• Homer
• Aesop
• fable
• Sappho

Short stories that offer lessons on living.

• mythology
• Homer
• Aesop
• fable
• Sappho

A body of stories about gods or heroes that tries to explain how the world works.

• mythology
• Homer
• Aesop
• fable
• Sappho

Author of two great epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey

• mythology
• Homer
• Aesop
• fable
• Sappho