Greek Mythology /god and goddess/hero's journeyQuiz

Myths are all of the following EXCEPT

• stories that people told to explain beliefs about their world

• stories that are meant to be performed on stage as comedies to entertain

• stories that describe how the Gods and Goddess came to be

• stories that teach a lesson

City states are named for Gods and Goddesses because

• They created the city states

• They are meant to protect the city states

• They live in the city states

• They are not named for the Gods and Goddesses

This event was created to honor the Gods

• The Creation

• The Trojan War

• The opening of Pandora's box

• The Olympics

He wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey

• Aesop

• Homer

• Zeus

• Kronos

A(n) ____________ is a long poem that told stories about the early Greeks and was passed down word of mouth from generation to generation

Because much of the ancient Greek paintings disintegrated over time, most of the pictures and painting that did survive can be found on

• papyrus

• caves

• sculptures

• pottery

Greeks writing down their history was important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• They were among the first to ever write it down

• They not only wrote it down the also examined it for important ideas and signficance

• They used eyewitness accounts to back up their findings

• They differentiated what myths were true and what myths were actual historical accounts

The following are well know Greek philosphers EXCEPT

• Zeus

• Socrates

• Aristole

• Plato

The work of ______________is still the basis for Geometry

• Euclid

• Ptolemy

• Plato

• Hypatia

He was the God of Thunder and Lightening

• Zeus

• Athena

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Poseidon