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: -The Greeks thought their gods were flawed like human beings. Which statement best explains why Ancient Greek mythology contained a large number of gods and goddesses? Each god and goddess represented a distinct aspect of life.
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: -Religion was very important to the Ancient Greeks. Theirs was politheistic. That means that they believed in multiple gods and goddesses. These gods and goddesses controlled nature and guided each person’s life.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ancient Greek theology was polytheistic, based on the assumption that there were many gods and goddesses, as well as a range of lesser supernatural beings of various types. There was a hierarchy of deities, with Zeus, the king of the gods, having a level of control over all the others, although he was not almighty.