HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Each god and goddess represented a distinct aspect of life.
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Each Greek ruler was immortalized after death as a god or goddess.
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Each Greek city-state frequently adopted gods and goddesses worshipped by conquered peoples.
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Each Greek person worshipped his or her own god or goddess as a protector.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did the ancient Greeks believe were the gods and goddess lived and what were they like? They believed they lived on Mount Olympus. They believed they never grew old or died and acted and looked like humans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Greeks believed gods and goddesses controlled nature and guided their lives. They built monuments, buildings, and statues to honor them. Stories of the gods and goddesses and their adventures were told in myths.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Greeks created gods in the image of humans; that is, their gods had many human qualities even though they were gods. The gods constantly fought among themselves, behaved irrationally and unfairly, and were often jealous of each other. Zeus, the king of the gods, was rarely faithful to his wife Hera.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ancient Greeks, like many ancient cultures, believed in multiple gods. The Gods had supernatural powers and strengths. Myths about these Gods helped explain things about Greek life, These myths were important because they explained why the Greeks did things in a certain way and what was important to them.