Greece Test #2

Question 1

What was the most popular form of art of Greek artists?

Accepted Answer

sculpture

Question 2

The adoption of gothic architecture from Persia would be an example of Hellenism?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Who developed the basis for the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 4

The spread of monotheism through central Eurasia and the East would be an example of Hellenism?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

The government of Athens during its Golden Age was in the hands of who?

Accepted Answer

all of the citizens

Question 6

What dramatist wrote “Oedipus Rex”?

Accepted Answer

Sophocles

Question 7

City-state who was the leader of the Delian League

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 8

Which Greek individual was not responsible for significant achievements in mathematics?

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates

Question 9

Who is known as the "First True Historian"?

Accepted Answer

Thucydides

Question 10

Pericles described Athenian society as valuing what?

Accepted Answer

civic responsibility

Question 11

This war lasted 30 years and ended the Golden Age of Pericles.

Accepted Answer

Peloponnesian War

Question 12

Which civilization influenced the architecture of this building?

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 13

What was the simplest form of columns from Greek architecture?

Accepted Answer

Doric

Question 14

Greek mythology had no impact on other societies once the Greek civilization declined?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

City-state who was the leader of the Pelopponesian League

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 16

Who conquered the Greek city-states after the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Philip II

Question 17

Which Greek mathematician is best known for his work in developing the basics of geometry?

Accepted Answer

Euclid

Question 18

Who is the "Father of History"?

Accepted Answer

Herodotus

Question 19

The Ancient Greeks traded with other cultures by sea.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Who was the most famous Greek comedian who wrote the "Lysistrata"?

Accepted Answer

Aristophanes

Question 21

The Ancient Greeks developed the first Olympic games.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Who created the 38 foot statue of Athena in the Parthenon?

Accepted Answer

Phidias

Question 23

The mixing of and interaction between Greek and Eastern cultures is known as what Era?

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic Era

Question 24

Who fought each other during the Pelopponesian Wars?

Accepted Answer

Sparta and Athens

Question 25

Early Hellenic culture spread to Anatolia (Asia Minor) because of

Accepted Answer

sea trade

Question 26

What was the form of government in Athens during its Golden Age under Pericles?

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 27

Who was known as the "Father of Medicine"?

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates

Question 28

What is the Hellenistic Age most known for?

Accepted Answer

the spread of Greek ideas to the east

Question 29

Which waterway did the Athenian navy gain firm control over after the winning the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

Aegean Sea

Question 30

What was the temple dedicated to Athena called?

Accepted Answer

Parthenon

Question 31

What style of column is in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Corinthian

Question 32

The people of what region finally conquered the Greek city-states?

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 33

Which culture was NOT involved in the Hellenistic culture that developed because of Alexander?

Accepted Answer

Chinese

Question 34

Which city became most well known for center of commerce, learning, and Hellenistic culture?

Accepted Answer

Alexandria, Egypt

Question 35

Which region did Alexander the Great not conquer?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 36

Which Greek mathematician came up with a calculation for Pi (3.14)?

Accepted Answer

Archimedes

Question 37

Which of the following battles was not part of the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

Gaugamela

Question 38

Alexander's empire

Accepted Answer

blended eastern and western cultures

Question 39

What did Aristotle teach to Alexander the Great while he was his student?

Accepted Answer

Greek knowledge and culture

Question 40

The Ancient Greeks were the first to study history.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

This killed nearly 1/3 of the population of Athens during the Pelopponesian War

Accepted Answer

disease

Question 42

What was the raised and fortified hilltop in center of Athens called

Accepted Answer

acropolis

Question 43

The Ancient Greeks were conquered by an outside invaders.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 44

The interactions of a multicultural population in Alexandria would be an example of Hellenism

Accepted Answer

True

Question 45

What dramatist wrote “The Oresteia"?

Accepted Answer

Aesycelus

Question 46

Athens’ direct democracy during the Golden Age of Pericles had all of the following EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

leaders were chosen by the aristocrats

Question 47

Which philosopher wrote The Republic, which talked about a society led by a philosopher king?

Accepted Answer

Plato

Question 48

Who concluded that the sun was larger than the earth and planets revolved around the sun?

Accepted Answer

Aristarchus

Greece Test #2

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Greece Test #2

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