Classical Humanities

Question 1

Triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style.

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Pediment

Question 2

The first people to speak Greek, and therefore the first to be considered Greek, were the ____.

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Mycenaeans

Question 3

___________was dipped in the river Styx by his mother holding his heel to protect him.

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Achilles

Question 4

The guided missiles of their day, ___ were the key to Athens' greatness in the 5th century BC.

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triremes

Question 5

This is the best class you had 4th period, 2nd quarter.

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Classical Humanities, Classical Humanities, Classical Humanities, Classical Humanities

Question 6

Roman ___ were designed on the idea that water flowed down a slope from one area to the next.

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aqueducts

Question 7

By 2000 BCE, the ________ had built an advanced society on the island of Crete.

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Minoans

Question 8

Here Romans could relax, keep clean and keep up with the latest news.

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baths

Question 9

He is considered ruler of the dead and god of the underworld.

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Hades

Question 10

What does this image show?

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Roman toilets

Question 11

Animal that rescued Romulus and Remus.

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She-wolf

Question 12

She is the goddess of love and beauty.

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Aphrodite

Question 13

His allegory of the cave is one of the best-known attempts to explain the nature of reality.

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Plato

Question 14

Life in the city often focused on the marketplace, or ________.

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agora

Question 15

A republic is government when the country is considered a "public matter", leaders are elected.

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True

Question 16

She was the "face that launched a thousand ships."

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Helen

Question 17

A decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif.

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Meander pattern

Question 18

He “fiddled” while Rome burned during the great fire of 64 A.D...and killed his mom BTW.

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Nero

Question 19

Sometime in the 1600’s BCE, a volcano erupted causing a ________that flooded much of Crete.

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tsunami

Question 20

What number does MMXVII represent?

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2017

Question 21

Achilles dragged this person's body behind his chariot after his "friend" was killed in battle.

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Hector

Question 22

The bridge over the Rhine took Julius Caesar’s men 10 months to build.

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False

Question 23

This is Latin for what happens when we get something for free or do something for the good.

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pro bono

Question 24

Famous for his questioning teaching method, he eventually provoked the fury of the Athenians.

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Socrates

Question 25

A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile or glass.

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mosaics

Question 26

Greek king of Ithaca who spends 10 years trying to get home after fighting in the Trojan War.

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Odysseus

Question 27

He was called god of the sky and the supreme ruler of the Olympians.

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Zeus

Question 28

I came, I saw, I conquered -- famously said by Julius Caesar

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veni vidi vici

Question 29

The Via Appia can still be seen today.

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True

Question 30

Dating back to 1200 BC, the Oracle of _______ was the most important shrine in all Greece.

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Delphi

Question 31

The emperor _______ built the Colosseum.

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Vespasian

Question 32

Rome is built on how many hills?

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7

Question 33

Controlling the Macedonian army his kingdom ranged from the Mediterranean to the Indian border.

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Alexander the Great

Question 34

SPQR is the Latin phrase Senātus Populusque Rōmānus meaning "The Roman Senate and People."

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True

Question 35

He becomes first king of Rome after killing his brother.

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Romulus

Question 36

He was the handsome Trojan prince who brings Helen back to Troy causing the war.

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Paris

Question 37

This hero was the winner of our hero competition and has a hard name to pronounce. He also had a pegasus.

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Bellerophon

Question 38

Greece&#x27;s communities were isolated due to the mountainous terrain and travel across the seas.

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True

Question 39

When artists painted black images silhouetted against the natural red clay background.

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Black figure style

Question 40

Greece's good soil combined with a mild climate allowed an abundance of fruits and vegetables.

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True

Question 41

What is the main body of water connecting Greece and Rome?

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Mediterranean Sea

Question 42

Famous Roman doctor who was a fan of bloodletting and using diet to help with ailments.

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Celsus

Question 43

What example of Roman architecture does this image represent?

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arch

Question 44

Space under the floor of an ancient Roman building, hot air was sent up to heat a room or bath.

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hypocaust

Question 45

Considered the most important author to Greek culture after writing the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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Homer

Question 46

What is the Greek word for a city-state?

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polis

Question 47

In Babylon, Alexander...

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died of a fever.

Question 48

Historians think the Mycenaean were very aggressive in their interactions with others.

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True

Question 49

With great strength and endurance, he was celebrated as a tough mortal who survived 12 labors.

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Hercules

Question 50

A constant threat to Rome were barbarians known as the _____________.

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Gauls

Question 51

The city of Rome is built along this river.

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Tiber

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