The Greeks part II

What killed Alexander the Great at the age of 32 in Babylon?

This city became rich through trade and built the greatest library in the Hellenestic world.

What do Greek philosophers rely on to answer these questions? Hint: it's the power to think clearly.

Who is the king of the Olympian gods who uses lighting bolts to express his anger?

Who was the goddess of Wisdom and War, who came out of Zeus head one day. Hint: She also held on city very dear...

The library was destroyed over the course of several years, but who initially damaged it with a fire in 46 CE?

The Greeks viewed athletic contests

She was the goddess of love and she was born out of the ocean.

What does the word philosophy mean?

All of the following were common questions that Greek philosophers attempted to answer EXCEPT

They sought to collect every book in the world, and they got as high as how many?

Who is the god of the underworld, who oversees the dead?

Alexander changed the world as Greek art, culture, and learning mixed with local ideas. What was this period called?

How did Aristotle feel he best learned about plants, animals, and rocks, but also about government and the arts

What was the name of the general who ruled Egypt; his descendants include the famous Cleopatra.

Which god is the messenger for the other gods and protects travelers and merchants?

Archimedes also invented something that would lift water out for irrigation or to drain swamps called the Archimedean

Plato mixed his own ideas with Socrates in books like The Symposium that are basically philosophical discussions called

Aristotle began to observe nature to find out causes of natural phenomenon. What did most people attribute it to?

Plato had or was interested in all the following ideas EXCEPT

This book of Aristotle's was used in the Middle Ages by Christians to help reason out aspects of their faith with logic.

Greek Culture was extremely influential around the world. What empire that came after them were the most influenced?

Which god was partially paralyzed and married to Aphrodite before she left him for a different god?

What did the Greeks (and now people today) call logical guess to explain their observation about nature.

Pythagoras came up with the formula (imagine these 2s small) a2+b2= C2. Also called the Pythagorean

Democritus actually argued the universe was made up of tiny particles that could not be split called what?

Who was the goddess of farming/the harvest who missed her daughter Persephone so much, it created the seasons?

Alexander's empire lasted 11 years. About how long did the Hellenistic Age last?

Who ruled Alexander's Empire after he died?

All of the following is true about Socrates EXCEPT

Scholars came from everywhere to research, but what important book was first translated into Greek at the library?

Socrates taught by asking a series of questions to force his listeners to think more clearly. What is this called?

She was the goddess of the hearth and home.

Who is the god of music, light, healing and the god that made the Oracle at Delphi speak?

In what book did he argue the best government would be a balanced one that avoided extremes and all people participated?

All of the following were the purpose of Greek Myths EXCEPT

She was the goddess of the hunt and the moon.

What did the winners of the Olympics receive?

This inventor used mirrors to redirect the sun's light & set enemy ships on fire

What innovation of classical culture/Greco-Roman culture are probably the most important today?

Who is the god of the sea, whose anger makes earthquakes and unfavorable water conditions?

Ancient Greeks made all the following Scientific discoveries EXCEPT

The Olympics were held every four years to honor whom?

This Greek philosopher was taught by Plato and educated Alexander the Great.

Complete the logical statement: If all men are mortal, and Socrates is a man, then

All of the following were popular ancient games EXCEPT

All of following is true about the Olympics EXCEPT

This queen of the gods was also the goddess of marriage and protector of women.

These hypotheses about nature, and their observation of data are the beginnings of what modern system?

What two civilizations are considered the Classical Civilizations?

Who was Socrates greatest student and founder of The Academy?

The god of war, who was married to Aphrodite.

This titan killed his own father and then ate all his own children to avoid a similar fate; Zeus killed him.

The Greeks developed all of the following technology EXCEPT

What was the name of Aristotle's school where he sought knowledge through observation?

What did the Greeks call a system of reasoning involving a step-by-step method of thinking through a problem or question