Set: History Test (Greeks CH 7)
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libations | sacrifices to the gods |
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Olympians | The 12 Greek gods that lived on the top of Mt. Olympus |
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Festivals | there were many _______, they were breaks from work |
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'The Mysteries' | a series of rituals after which individuals felt renewed and purified |
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Eleusis | a town where one of the mysteries took place, required a long trek through the sea, up mountains, and into the dark |
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Persephone | kidnapped by Hades, queen of the underworld |
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Omens | signs from the gods |
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Oracles | people that could "communicate" with the gods |
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Seers | people that could predict the future |
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Delphi | where a sacred temple was built- oracles would have to be interpreted by the priests. |
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Pythia | preistess at the oracle of delphi |
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greeksunshadow : Changed the Pythia → preistess at the oracle of delphi to Pythia → preistess at the oracle of delphi
greeksunshadow : Changed the Olympians → The 12 Greek gods that lived on the top of Mt. Olympus to Olympians → The 12 Greek gods that lived on the top of Mt. Olympus
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