Chapter 8 Test 6th Grade ( Greece )

A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes told to explain the natural world. They looked like humans but had great powers.

• Roman Myths

• Greek Myth

• Roman Oracles

• Greek Fables

words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony

• Oracle

• Rituals

• Fable

• Myth

The King of the Olympic Gods was

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Apollo

• Zeus

What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

• comedy & tragedy
• myth & fable
• epic & tragedy
• comedy & myth

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.

• Homer
• Aesop
• Odyseus
• Achilles

a short tale that teaches a lesson

• myth
• fable 
• epic
• oracle

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

• myth
• fable 
• epic
• oracle

Phillip II was king of _______.

• Greece

• Persia

• Macedonia

• Athens

How old was Alexander when he became king?

• 50

• 35

• 20

Who was King Phillip II ?

• King of Mesopotamia
• The Father of Alexander the Great
• The son of Zeus 
• a brand of shoes