4th Grade Unit 3 Chapter 4

a story explaining reasons for a belief or event

relating to right and wrong

an agreement to stop fighting

The _________ was a temple built to honor the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena. It was also built for religious ceremonies.

Greek tragedies were serious and had _______ endings, Greek comedies were funny and had happy endings.

__________ was the Greek god of the sea and his statue is located in Spain's Canary Islands and is an example of how Greek myths are known across the world.

The Greeks called themselves __________.

_________ was the subject of a painting made by a French artist that depicts his death by poison after being found guilty of corrupting young people by asking questions about their thoughts.

The ____________ were a time of peace and negotiation since there was a truce during the Olympic games from the time the disk was delivered until the games ended. It was an athletic competition that started out as a festival and eventually races were added. It was also a festival to honor the Greek God Zeus.

The first _________ was held in Olympia. In 776 BCE a footrace was added to the festival. A messenger delivered a special disk to the city-states that were expected to compete.