WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One way ancient Greeks often prepared for forming colonies was by ____
A
stopping the planting of a certain crop for luck
B
consulting an oracle to ask the Greek gods whether their efforts would be successful
C
collecting goat milk
D
sacrificing to the gods
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Greeks consulted an oracle to see whether their efforts would be successful. Then they gathered food and supplies, took a flame from the town’s sacred fire, and began their long sea voyages. Finally, after finding a safe place with good farmland and natural harbors, they established their colony.

Detailed explanation-2: -Describe the steps the Greeks followed when they started a new colony. Steps that the Greeks followed when they started a new colony were they consulted an oracal, gathered food, supplies, a flame, and lastly, they had to find good farmland in a safe area to establish a community.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -People came from all over Greece and beyond to have their questions about the future answered by the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo. And her answers, usually cryptic, could determine the course of everything from when a farmer planted his seedlings, to when an empire declared war.

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