religion

Question 1

pantheon

Answer 1

a group of gods and goddesses

Question 2

temple

Answer 2

a building dedicated to one or more of the gods,with a statue of the god kept inside to represent the fact that the temple was a ‘home’ for the god

Question 3

sancutuary

Answer 3

an area of sacred land set apart from the rest of the city

Question 4

what did the ancient greeks worship

Answer 4

a pantheon of gods and goddeses wach responsible for a different part of the natural word or aspect of daily life

Question 5

what did the greeks believe that the gods would only favour a person or city

Answer 5

if they had been honoured with proper worship and offerings

Question 6

what opputunties did religion provide women with

Answer 6

way for a Greek woman to get out of the house and be involved in the life of the city

Question 7

hiereia

Answer 7

preistess

Question 8

mantis

Answer 8

prophet

Answer 9

the preistess would direct the ritual they offered up prayer to the god on beha;d of the group. these would normally be either asking.for a particular favoiiur or blessing oe thanking the god for something

Answer 10

an animals would be killled at the altar outside the temple usually by the preustess or one of their attendants and it’s b;pood allowed to cover the altarth

Answer 11

the preustess would pray and then direct the attendants to crave the ,eaart, burning some for the gods and cooking the rest

Answer 12

at the moment of deqatrrh alll femal celebrayts would shout ololyge a high pitched ritual cry that marked the transition from life to death