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Fill in the Blanks
Action in Ancient Greece
Greek Literature
100

In ____________ _______________, the Gods have great powers, but they look and act like human beings.

Greek Mythology

100

A ____________ is a short tale that teaches a lesson.

Fable

100

What did Europeans and Americans use for hundreds of years?

Ancient Greeks work as models for writing their own literature

100

What did Homer's stories teach?

Courage and Honor

200

To find out about the future, many Greeks visited an _______________.

Oracle

200

The _______________ is a story about revenge and murder.

Orestelia

200

What did every Greek city-state have?

A temple dedicated to a God or Goddess

200

How many years were Aesop's fables part of Greek oral tradition?

200 years 

300

In order to get into the city, the Greeks trick the Trojans and construct a huge, hollow _____________ _______________.

wooden horse

300

In ____________ _______________, the Gods have great powers, but they look and act like human beings.

Greek Mythology

300

What happen every four years?

Greek Athletes took part in athletic competitions

300

What stories have traditionally been credited to a man named Aesop?

“The fox and the grapes” or “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”

400

The _______________ is a story about revenge and murder.

Orestelia

400

In order to get into the city, the Greeks trick the Trojans and construct a huge, hollow _____________ _______________.

Wooden Horse

400

What was Apollo worshipped as?


The God of the Sun and Poetry

400

What two categories are Greek dramas divided into?

Tragedy and Comedy

500

A ____________ is a short tale that teaches a lesson.

Fable

500

To find out about the future, many Greeks visited an _______________.

Oracle

500

How was Euripides unlike Aeschylus and Sophocles?

He wrote about ordinary human beings in realistic situations