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Mr. Z Ch. 8 World History
How did the Greek Empire fall?
two Greek scientists
Mr. Z Ch. 8 World History
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two Greek scientists
Archimedes and Erasthenes
Antigone and Odysseus
Diana and Aphrodite
Medusa and Jason
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How did the Greek Empire fall?
Empire was divided into three
Alexander decided to let conquered people govern themselves
A series of bad emperors
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What were Alexander's two main goals?
Conquer Sparta and spread mythology
Conquer all of Europe and expand the Orthodox religion
Defeat the Persians and expand the Greek language
Expand the Greek empire and spread Hellenistic culture
4
What is the difference between Plane geometry and Solid geometry?
Plane is not decorated, Solid is hard
Plane is where wheat grows, Solid is chewable food.
Plane is a flat surface, Solid is 3 dimensional.
Plane has to do with flying and Solid is not liquid
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Greek dramas were performed to show civic pride.
False
True
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Who composed the Iliad?
Virgil
Lucian
Herodotus
Homer
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A play or film that tells a humorous story is a
Fable
Drama
Tragedy
Comedy
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The art of public speaking and debate
philosophy
rhetoric
Hippocratic Oath
oral tradition
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What was the Hellenistic Era?
then beginning of the Roman Empire
the end of Alexander's reign
the spreading of Greek ideas to others
the end of the Greek dynasty
10
Who is the father of History?
Herodotus
Guttenberg
Sigmund Freud
Iam Wilmut
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The outer border of a circle; the measurement of that border.
Circumference
Diameter
Solid Geometry
Plane Geometry
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Who were the 3 elder gods?
Hermes ,Athena, Demeter
Poseidon ,Demeter, Zeus
Poseidon ,Zeus, Hades
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A philosophy that states that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace.
Stoicism
Epicureanism
Socratic Method
Hellenism
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A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
oracle
construct
sophist
rhetoric
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According to Greek mythology, who was the king of the Olympian gods
Neptune
Ares
Hades
Zeus
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Who wrote The Iliad and The Odessey?
None of these
Pericles
Homer
Socrates
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Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking.
oracles
bards
sophists
tyrants
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The part of an army in which soldiers ride horses is the
Infantry
Artillery
Cavalry
Phalanx
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The philosophy that believed people should not try to feel joy or sadness.
Budhism
Stoicism
Socratic Method
Hippocratic Oath
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What was significant about the Hellenistic era?
The rise of communism in Rome.
The massive wars that plagued Rome.
The great spread of Greek culture.
The state of "absolute death" surrounding Greece.
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Short, moral story to teach a lesson.
Parable
Magic(al) Realism
Pastiche
Fable
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Who is the Greek goddesses of wisdom?
Artemis
Athena
Hera
Aphrodite
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A play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems
comedy
tragedy
ritual
fable
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What kinds of dramas did the Greeks develop?
educational
comedy and tragedy
Action and adventure
romantic comedy
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Which of the following two were Greek philosophers?
Themistocles and Pericles
Milotus and Apollo
Socrates and Plato
Thucydides and Dedimus
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Why was Phillip of Macedonia able to conquer Greece?
He forced them into very hard training
He trained his army to be skilled and they had smart ideas
they trained through ages 3-20
He was mean to them and made them work harder than needed
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A traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of people, or something in the natural world.
Epicureanism
Hellenism
Stoicism
Myth
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Who are the three most famous Greek philosophers?
Plato and his two brothers
George, Kosta and Yanni
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Trojans, Minoans and Mycenaean
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Which of these is not a fable from Aesop’s fables?
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Fox and the Ape
The Lion and the Dog
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Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about
the oracle at Delphi
Alexander the Great
the Trojan War.
Gilgamesh
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The father of medicine
Hippocrates
Leonardo da Vinci
Edward Jenner
Rhazes
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Aesop’s fables were a part of Greek
temples
architecture
oral tradition
politics
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a story written in the form of a play
Drama
Tragedy
Oral Tradition
Comedy
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the custom of passing along stories by Speech
myth
oral tradition
epic
oracle
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philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
philosopher
Socratic method
rhetoric
Golden Mean
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words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony
gifts
worship
prayer
ritual
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What is the Odyssey about?
Odysseus' journey home
The Battle of Cannae
The Trojan War
The battle of Zama
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Greek who gave us important principles of geometry
Mr. Geeky McGeek
Pythagoras
Hippocrates
Herodotus