Ch 3 Ancient Greece

The religion of the ancient Greeks was _______.

• monotheistic

• multitheistic

• polytheistic

• atheistic

Originally, athletic events like the Olympics were held to

• celebrate the harvest

• establish the dominance of a polis

• entertain the spectators

• honor Zeus, king of the gods

The three great Greek philosophers are

• Zeus, Hera, Athena

• Pericles, Leonidas, Alexander

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

• Euripedes, Plato, Aristotle

Before the Greek philosophers, most ancient Greeks explained events by saying,

• "Nature caused it to happen."

• "Humans caused it to happen."

• "Science caused it to happen."

• "The gods caused it to happen."

What is this building and what was its purpose?

• Acropolis; temple for Athena

• Parthenon; temple for Zeus

• Parthenon; temple for Athena

• Acropolis; temple for Zeus

How did Alexander the Great change the lands that he conquered?

• by building statues of himself everywhere

• by spreading Hellenistic culture

• by introducing Persian culture

• by spreading the knowledge of Greek gods

When Alexander conquered _____, Hellenistic culture spread all the way to central Asia.

• Persia

• Greece

• India

• China

Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"?

• Virgil

• Homer

• Plato

• Pericles

How did Alexander's rise to power affect Greece?

• left the city-states divided and weak

• destroyed the city-states

• united the city-states into one nation

• changed the religion in the city-states

The ancient Greeks mixed religion with their battle strategy when they

• used weapons shaped like the lightning bolts of Zeus

• dressed like the gods to scare the enemy

• called on their gods to help them in battle

• used religious teachings to sway the enemy to their side