Chapters 4–6 The Greeks, Religion, Oracles, and Olympic Games
Greece was made up of?
Greece was made up of 80 percent mountains, 20 percent valleys.
Ancient Greeks interacted with how many islands? How many are currently inhabited?
Ancient Greeks interacted with over 1000 islands? Today, roughly 166 to 227 islands are currently inhabited.
Why was the sea was important for Greece?
What are the thee major important seas to Greece?
The sea was important for Greece for travel, trade, and communication. The three major important seas to Greece are: Aegean Sea – sea east of Greece Mediterranean Sea – Major sea used for trade The Ionian Sea - Located to the west of the mainland, separating Greece from Italy.
What does the geography of Greece shape?
The geography of Greece shapes Greek culture, trade, government, and daily life.
The geography of Greece shaped the Ancient Greek government?
City-State (Polis) – Independent Greek city and surrounding area
Colonies – New settlements founded by Greeks
How did mountains affect Greece?
How did limited farmland affect Greece?
What was the main skilled occupation of the Greeks.
Mountains separated communities, causing independent city-states to develop.
Limited farmland encouraged colonization and trade.
Greeks became skilled sailors and traders.
Greek Religion - The ancient Greeks were? which meant?
The ancient Greeks were polytheistic meaning they believed and worshipped many different gods and goddesses.
What did the Ancient Greek deities represent? Where did their gods and goddess reside?
The Ancient Greek deities represented different aspects of life. The gods and goddesses were believed to reside on Mount Olympus.
What are the five names used to describe the people who said they were messengers or prophetess from the Greek gods?
Oracles – also called Augur, Seer, Sibyl, Soothsayer were believed to be the messengers or prophetess from the gods. They advised leaders, guided military decisions, influenced colonization and helped people seek answers from the gods.
What four things did the five messengers from the gods provide to the citizens of Ancient Greece?
The Augur, Oracles, Seer, Sibyl, Soothsayer advised leaders, guided military decisions, influenced colonization, and helped people seek general answers from the gods.
Describe The Oracle of Delphi of ancient Greece's most authoritative high prophetess. What was her name? Where did the Oracle reside?
The Oracle of Delphi was ancient Greece's most authoritative high prophetess known as the Pythia who resided in the Temple of Apollo.
What did the high prophetess Pythia do?
The prophetess Pythia delivered cryptic, riddle-like prophecies believed to be channeled directly from the god Apollo.
What was the Oracles advised leaders, main practice?
The Oracles advised leaders, main practice? was to guide practice of the Greek religion, influenced government, daily life, and all the important decisions throughout Greece.
Who was Zeus, Hera, Hades and Poseidon?
Who were Athena, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis?
Athena: The goddess of the Greeks, wisdom, warfare, and crafts. Aphrodite: The goddess of love, beauty, and desire Apollo: The god of music, poetry, prophecy, and sun. Artemis: The goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and moon.
Who were Hephaestus, Hermes, Demeter, and Dionysus?
Hephaestus: The god of fire, metalworking, and sculpture. Hermes: The messenger of the gods and god of travel and trade. Demeter: The goddess of agriculture and the harvest. Dionysus (or Hestia): was the god of wine and festivity, while Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and home
The ancient Olympic Games began in? and where? When was it held? WHo did it honor?
The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BCE at the sanctuary of Olympia in southern Greece. The games were held every four years to honor Zeus
In the beginning of the Olympic games it started out with how many events?
In the beginning of the Olympic games it featured only one event—a single 200-yard sprint.
The Olympic games grew into what? How many days did the games last? a massive five-day religious and athletic festival before ending in 393 CE. A sacred truce stopped wars during the games. Winners received olive wreaths and great honor.
The Olympic games grew into five-days of religious and an athletic festival.
What did the Olympic Games do?
The Olympic Games united Greeks from different city-states and celebrated athletic excellence.
What prizes did the winning athletes of the Olympic games receive?
The winning athletes of the Olympic games received olive wreaths and great honor.
What as Ekecheiria? What did it do?
Ekecheiria was sacred truce that stopped wars during the ancient Olympic Games was known as Ekecheiria.
What did Ekecheiria provide?
Ekecheiria provided and guaranteed the safe passage of athletes, artists, their families, and spectators traveling to and from the sanctuary of Olympia for the Olympic games.
When did the Olympic games stop? Why did the Olympic games stop?
The ancient Olympics ended in 393CE because of their dedicated to the Greek god Zeus. Theodosius I, a Christian Emperor, and his son, banned all "pagan" festivals to purge the Roman empire of non-Christians.
When were the Olympic Games revived?
The Olympic Games were revived 1,500 years later in 1896. Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee and organized the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.