Greek Week Preview: Ancient Greek Culture and Mythology

What were the different regions of ancient Greece known as?

• City-States

• Cities

• States

• Colonies

What was the purpose of democracy in Athens?

• It gave the people representation and power.

• It gave the king power to make decisions for the people.

Greek stories celebrated what kind of people?

• Scientists and philosophers

• Beautiful people

• Heroes and brave soldiers

What inspired the original Olympic games?

• The strength and power of soldiers

• Stories about Greek gods and goddesses

• Children's games

Many civilizations have imitated Greek __________________.

• art and architecture

• weapons

• clothing and fashion

Romans copied Greek ____________.

• money

• clothing

• gods

What is so important about the Greek language today?

• Our gods are named after Greek gods.

• Many English words come from ancient Greek words.

• We still use the original Greek letters to write English.

What is polytheism?

• Worshipping one god

• Worshipping many gods

• Worshipping polyester

Who was the king of the Greek gods?

• Cerberous

• Zeus

• Hades

• Pikachu

How were myths originally passed down?

• They were told out loud and from memory by families, friends and priests.

• They were carved into stone so the stories never changed or got exaggerated.