WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Greeks believed in fate, destiny and prophecy. What did that mean? They believed that certain events were going to happen no matter what and the gods would give prophecies (predictions) about what would happen in the future so they could change it. To find out about the future, many Greeks visited an Oracle.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Greeks believed that the gods gave prophecies to people to warn them about the future in time to change it. To find out about the future, many Greeks visited an oracle (AWR•uh•kuhl). This was a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oracles were sacred and religious shrines of classical Greece and served an important role of communication between the gods and their worshipers. Oracles were maintained by priests and priestesses which were thought to communicate with deities and then share these readings with those who brought tribute to the deity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The early Greeks would readily consult these oracles who were considered the human mouthpieces of the gods in an effort to receive divine guidance concerning religious questions, the institution of a new religious cult, or the interpretation of a strange or foreboding portent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II. The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings. The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater. Aristotle’s writing had no effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution.