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Journey Across TimeChapter 5 Review: Greek Civilization
Journey Across TimeChapter 5 Review: Greek Civilization
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Quiz over Chapter 5: Greek Civilization in the Journey Across Time textbook.
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A priest or priestess who could tell the future.
gypsy
soothsayer
oracle
philosopher
2
The most important city in the Ancient World that housed a library that attracted all scholars.
Alexandria
Troy
Thebes
Corinth
3
What group believes that "Happiness through pleasure is the goal of life?"
Platonics
Stoics
Sophists
Epicureans
4
After his death, Alexanders empire fell apart because his
wife gave away the throne
generals fought with one another for power
army was wiped out by plague
children did not like war
5
What was the time period in history when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people?
Socratic Period
Age of Pericles
Hellenistic Era
Ionian Times
6
What group believes that "Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason?"
Epicureans
Platonics
Stoics
Sophists
7
Who became the king of Macedonia at age 20 after his father was murdered.
Themistocles
Leonidas
Euclid
Alexander
8
This Greek poet wrote many poems about heroic deeds, including the
Iliad
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Aesop
Croesus
Odysseus
Homer
9
Who is known as "the father of medicine?"
Zebracrates
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Hippocrates
10
This Macedonian king loved Greek culture and planned to conquer Persia.
Aeschylus
Euripides
Homer
Philip II
11
Alexander the Great kept a copy of _____ under his pillow as inspiration for him.
Epic of Gilgamesh
History of the Pelopnnesian War
Politics
the Iliad
12
Which of the following is an example of drama that we enjoy today?
all of these
movies
concerts
radio
13
True or False? Socrates taught that there is no such thing as absolute truth.
False
True
14
The highest mountain in Greece; thought to be home to the gods and goddesses.
Mt. Everest
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Olympus
15
A traditional story about gods and goddesses is a(n)
myth.
proverb.
epic.
fable.
16
The word philosophy comes from the Greek word for
"love of science"
"love of wisdom"
"love of history"
"love of mathematics"
17
A person's ______ is what they leave behind when they die.
identity
legacy
destiny
integrity
18
Why was Socrates sentenced to death by poisoning?
taught that Earth was center of the universe
spoke out against Athens and favored other city-states
was accused of teaching students to rebel against the state
was accused of murdering his student Plato
19
What did Aristarchus teach about the sun?
the sun is the home to the gods and goddesses
the sun rotates around the moon
the sun is the chariot of Apollo
the sun is the center of the universe
20
Aristarchus was an astronomer who taught that the sun was
the center of the universe.
the chariot of Apollo.
revolving around the earth.
collapsing.
21
The Greeks performed both types of drama --_____ and _____-- as part of religious festivals.
epic and tragedy
myth and fable
comedy and tragedy
comedy and myth
22
What weapon did Archimedes invent to defend the city of Syracuse?
laser
pike
cannon
catapult
23
The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and
Gregoric
Parthenon
Athenian
Corinthian
24
Who is considered to be the "father of history?"
Agamemnon
Euclid
Alexander
Herodotus
25
A student of Socrates who wrote the
Republic
.
Achilles
Plato
Leonidas
Pythagoras
26
This person is considered to be the greatest historian of the ancient world.
Ptolemy
VanSwol
Thucydides
Aristotle
27
A method of teaching where the teacher asks questions to force pupils to use reason.
Blooms taxonomy
Depth of knowledge
Platonic inquiry
Socratic method
28
Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their
political beliefs.
religious beliefs.
love of poetry.
love of sport.
29
A long poem about heroic deeds is a(n)
proverb.
fable.
epic.
myth.
30
The Greeks hoped to earn the favor of their gods and goddesses by performing
acrobatics.
tragedies.
rituals.
dances.
31
A short tale that teaches a lesson is a(n)
proverb.
myth.
epic.
fable.
32
This philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers.
Plato
Herodotus
Aristotle
Pythagoras
