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A social studies quiz to help 6th grade students review #GreekCulture
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1
Who was a historian that rejected the idea that the gods affected human history?
Homer
Pythagoras
Thucydides
Thales
2
Hippocrates’ oath
doctors should help their patients no matter who they are.
is summarized into the phrase “First do no harm”.
is still used today.
all of the above.
3
Who wanted his readers to think for themselves and develop their own thoughts and beliefs.
Sophists
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
4
1. Who is known as “the father of medicine”?
Hypatia
Hippocrates
Euclid
Aristarchus
5
the distance around the Earth
diameter
radius
circumference
pythagoras
6
Soldiers in Alexander the Great’s army who wrote horses into battle
Athenians
Spartans
cavalry
warriors
7
Hellenistic kings wanted which city’s building to serve as a model for all other cities?
Athens
Alexandria
Zeno
Rhodes
8
Alexander’s main enemy, the king of the Persians, was who?
Darius III
Socrates
Homer
Philip II
9
After is death, Alexander’s empire fell apart because his
children did not like war.
wife gave away the throne.
generals fought with one another.
army was sick with the plague.
10
Plato believed in rule by
philosopher-kings.
the common people.
elected officials.
a small group of rulers.
11
Philosopher who studied and wrote about government, astronomy, political science, and biology?
Homer
Archimedes
Aristotle
Thales
12
Who said that the Macedonian king Philip II was considered a threat to Greek freedom?
Socrates
Aristotle
Thucydides
Demosthenes
13
mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles
shape geometry
plane geometry
algebra
trigonometry
14
believed that Happiness is the freedom from fear and pain
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Hippocraticism
Socraticism
15
How was Alexander able to fulfill his father’s dream?
He created a Macedonian army.
He conquered and united the Greeks
He conquered the Persian Empire.
He became king of Macedonia.
16
The art of public speaking or debate
fable
rhetoric
Socratic method
oral tradition
17
believed that happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion.
Socrasticism
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Sophist
18
The sophists were best known for rhetorical thinking.
False
True
19
The first important Greek scientist was Thales.
False
True
20
Greek for “love of wisdom
rhetoric
cavalry
philosophy
fable
21
Who stated that the sun is the center of the solar system and that the Earth revolves around it
Epicurus
Hypatia
Euclid
Aristarchus
22
Sophists believed in absolute right and wrong.
True
False
23
the astronomer who concluded that Earth is round
Aristotle
Socrates
Eratosthenes
Plato
24
the time in Greece when art, architecture, and literature grew and flourished
the Golden Age
the Silver Age
the Bronze Age
the Iron Age
25
In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in what language?
Macedonian
Greek
Persian
Egyptian
26
A story used to teach a lesson
epic
fable
myth
legend
27
Greeks visited oracles to learn about the future.
False
True
28
Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
Philip II
Demosthenes
Darius III
Alexander
29
What is Pythagoras famous for?
He wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War.
He developed an important mathematical theorem.
He wrote a history of the Persian War.
He did his early studies in astronomy.
30
is what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
moral
legacy
tribute
legend
31
A time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
The Socratic Era
The Golden Era
The Hellenistic Era
The Hippocratic Era
32
founded by Alexander in Egypt
Alexandria
Zeno
Rhodes
Athens
33
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Demosthenes
Darius III
Alexander
Philip II
34
Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its
grand art museums.
vast library.
exciting architecture.
famous theaters.
35
Aesop’s Fables were part of Greek
architecture
temples
politics
oral tradition
36
What is the Socratic method?
a way of asking questions.
a mathematical formula.
a way of investigating historical facts.
a medical technique for treating sick people.
37
Socrates wrote more than 200 books explaining his ideas.
True
False
38
Homer’s epic, the
Iliad
, is about
The oracle of Delphi
The Trojan War
Plato
Alexander the Great
39
Who is considered the father of history?
Hippocrates
Plato
Herodotus
Socrates
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Who created a list of rules for doctors?
Herodotus
Thales
Thucydides
Hippocrates
