What is one of the main differences between education of boys in Athens and boys today?

In Athens, only the wealthy boys were educated

Which of the following is true of women in Sparta?

They had more rights than other Greek women

How did Greek architects make their columns look perfectly straight?

They made them smaller on top and bottom

Which of the following is true of girls in Athens?

The bottom two are both correct

What was important about Greek history?

The two answers on the left are both true

Why did people become angry with Socrates?

He encouraged them to think and question their beliefs

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1
What scenes were commonly painted on vases and pots in ancient Greece?
scenes of athletic competitions
nature scenes
The top two are both correct
scenes of myths
2
What is one of the main differences between education of boys in Athens and boys today?
In Athens boys were in classrooms with girls
In Athens, only the wealthy boys were educated
boys in Athens began school when they were 7 years old
the people of Athens didn't think an education was important
3
What skills did rich Athenian boys learn in school?
singing, history, public speaking
The top two are both correct
knitting
reading, writing, counting
4
Which of the following is true of women in Sparta?
They had more rights than other Greek women
Spartan women were master weavers
They taught at the schools in Sparta
They went to war
5
What were the two types of drama that the Greeks invented?
suspense and historical drama
religious and poetry
documentaries and comedies
tragedies and comedies
6
Daily life in Sparta was dominated by _____________________.
Education
The Army
Government
Farming
7
How did Greek architects make their columns look perfectly straight?
They made them smaller on top and bottom
They made them skinnier in the middle part
They designed them to look curvy but they looked staight
They used rulers and compasses
8
How long did Spartan men spend in the army?
2 days
40 years
20 years
from the time they were 7 until they died
9
Which of the following did we learn about mathematics in ancient Greece?
All of these are true
Euclid is best know for geometry- we still study today
A geographer used math to calculate the size of the Earth
A woman named Hypatia taught about math and astronomy
10
Which of the following is true of girls in Athens?
They learned how to run, jump, and throw javelins
The bottom two are both correct
Girls received almost no education
Most girls only learned household tasks such as weaving
11
What was important about Greek history?
The two answers on the left are both true
They only wrote about religion
they were among the first people to write about history
Thucydides, a great historian, remained neutral in writing
12
He was a great Greek doctor and known today for ideas about how doctors should behave.
Plato
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Soccrates
13
Why did people become angry with Socrates?
Because he only taught about myths
Because Plato was his teacher's pet
He encouraged them to think and question their beliefs
Because he wouldn't let them into his school
14
Socrates was a teacher to _____________ who was a teacher to _____________
Plato/ Aristotle
Plato/ Hippocrates
Aristotle/ Euclid
Alexander the Great/ Plato
15
An example of the hardships required of Spartan soldiers is that they weren't given much food.
On Thursdays
True
False
On public holidays

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