2.  Why are we here?  Why do bad things happen to good people?  What happens to people when they die?

3.  Religions were created to explain the unexplainable  Earthquakes, storms, creation  Gives humans a way to impact things beyond our control  Prayer/sacrifice could earn better weather/harvests  Answer philosophical questions  What’s the meaning of life?  What happens when it’s over?

4.  Polytheism = belief in many gods  Egypt  Theocracy  Religion guided all aspects of life  Sumeria  Each city claimed a god  Gods are unpredictable and selfish  Afterlife was grim  Angry gods to be appeased

5.  Powerful gods caused events in physical world  Gods were feared, humans serve  Human forms, superhuman powers  City-States had a home god  Zeus was chief god  Mt. Olympus: home of 12 gods

6.  In pairs, you must design a bumper sticker related to one of the Greek gods. This bumper sticker must include the following:  Symbol or Picture connected to your Greek god  A slogan representing your Greek god  Colorful, Neat, & Professional looking

7.  Zeus: Father of the gods, Would hurl a thunderbolt to bring order  Hera: Goddess of marriage, children & the home (Zeus’ wife)  Poseidon: God of the sea (Zeus’ brother)  Hades: God of the dead (Zeus’ brother)  Ares: God of war (Zeus’ son)  Hephaestus: God of fire  Hermes: Messenger of the gods, Noted for his pranks & speed (Zeus’ son)

8.  Apollo: God of the sun, light, & music (Zeus’ son)  Artemis: Goddess of the hunt  Dionysus: God of life, hospitality, & wild things  Athena: Goddess of wisdom  Aphrodite: Goddess of love & beauty  Eros: God of love, had a bow & arrow to shoot people & make them fall in love  Pan: God of all nature, half man & half horse  Hercules: Half god & half man, known for strength (Zeus’ son)