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

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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

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This event was created to honor the Gods

• The Creation

• The Trojan War

• The opening of Pandora's box

• The Olympics

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He wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey

• Aesop

• Homer

• Zeus

• Kronos

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

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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

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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

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The following are well know Greek philosphers EXCEPT

• Zeus

• Socrates

• Aristole

• Plato

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The work of ______________is still the basis for Geometry

• Euclid

• Ptolemy

• Plato

• Hypatia

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He was the God of Thunder and Lightening

• Zeus

• Athena

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Poseidon

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