The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece (Comprehension)
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- Q1What where myths used for?Mainly for explaining natural events but sometimes used to make kids behave and to have good stories to tell.
Mostly to entertain the audience and show how the gods were better than everyone in Ancient Greece.
30s - Q2What is Greece often called?the cradle of the Western Civilizations
the ladle of American and European Culture
30s - Q3What is one major contribution that came from the Greeks?
theocracy
democracy30s - Q4What major sports event did the Greeks contribute to modern culture?
NBA
Olympics30s - Q5Which of these is not part of the geography of Ancient Greece?
snow-covered mountains
dense forests
steep, rocky cliffs
coastal volcanoes30s - Q6What separated a city-state?usually forest or mountains
usually oceans and seas
30s - Q7In ancient Greece, where do you usually live your entire life?in your own city-state
at the bottom of a well
30s - Q8Who united the Greek city-states into an empire?
King Xander of Sparta
Alexander the Athenian
Alexander the GreatKing Philip of Macedonia
30s - Q9What helped Greek mythology spread?
a great flood that happened
Alexander forced everyone to learn them
learning languages at school
the unification of the city-states30s - Q10How did the Greeks show worship to gods and goddess?
by going to war with each other
by praying to them at templesby singing to them in the mountains
by inviting them to festivals
30s - Q11Why was life hard in Greece?
they could not speak to each other
they did not have modern conveniencesthey were too advanced for their time
30s - Q12What did the Greeks most fear about the gods?
being punished for a long time
being punished to worship
being punished as a communitybeing punished in isolation
30s - Q13What does myth mean and where does it come from?from the word mythos which means "story"
from the word mythology which means "many stories"
from the word mythical which means "mysterious"
from the word mitigate which means "reduce"
30s - Q14What were myths NOT about?
real historical events
everyday things
mythical gods and beasts
explanations of natural phenomena
30s - Q15Where do all myths come from?
one famous book
many city-states
one famous book
one mystic man
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