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1
Who taught
Alexander the Great
to have a deep respect for Greek culture and traditions?
Aristotle
Archimedes
Socrates
Plato
2
This Greek city-state is described as a center of culture,the birthplace of W. Civilization?
Athens
Sparta
New York
Columbia
3
What ancient Greek epic tells a story about war and adventure?
The Republic by Plato
Tortoise and Hare by Aesop
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
The Odyssey by Homer
4
Who taught students to
question
Athenian values,laws, and customs, he was sentenced to death?
Socrates
Plato
Archimedes
Aristotle
5
Alexander the Great
empire included land on which three
continents?
South America, Africa, Australia
North America, Antarctica, France
Egypt, Asia, Canada
Europe, Africa, Asia
6
How did Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic?
building cities, libraries, conquered lands
built the capital of the Persian Empire
blackmailed the army
overthrew the King
7
Name at least 3 accomplishments of Archimedes.
the wheel,tire, hammer
the plow, bow and arrow, and saw
the wrench, pliers, and jack hammer
water screw, theory of buoyancy, and 3.14 pie
8
What is the Parthenon?
famous Greek painting
book
vase
famous Greek building
9
Why was Greek art, paintings, and statues admired so much?
for its real like features
it represents the military
its the only evidence left by the Greeks
it is an important part of their history
10
Describe the role of an Athenian citizen; what was he expected to do?
cook dinner
run the country
debate, vote on laws, hold public office
fight in wars
11
Who is considered “the father of medicine”?
Pythagoras
Hippocrates
Euclid
Archimedes
12
Which of the following people contributed the most to the development of mathematics?
Aristole
Euclid
Aristophanes
Euripedes
13
What accomplishment was Philip II of Macedonia most known for?
defeating the Persian Empire
unifying Greek city-statesunder one government
burning Athens to the ground
conquering Egypt
14
What is a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works?
poem
folk tales
fables
epics
15
What two epic poems were written by Homer?
The Republic and Illiad
The Iliad The Odyssey
Romeo and Juliet, Odyssey
Tortoise and Hare, The Republic
16
What describes a mixture of Greek culture with the culture of areas conquered by Alex the Great
theocracy
Hellenistic
republic
Illiad
17
What allowed Philip of Macedonia to easily
conquer
the Greeks?
Greeks were weakened andnot united to fight him
The Spartans lost the Peloponnesian War
Athens refused to send its navy to fight
The Greeks were at war with other invaders
18
All of the following are Greek philosophers except
Aristole
Plato
Socrates
Zoroaster
19
What happened to
Alexander’s empire
after he died?
His father took over
divided into 3 kingdoms -Macedonia, Syria, Egypt
Rome took over
it was ruled by his son
20
What was the
result
of the
Peloponnesian War
?
Sparta and Athens became friends
Athens and Sparta merged
Sparta became the most powerful city-state
Athens became the most powerful city-state
21
Which Greek would have impacted modern day literature like Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan?
Aristotle
Archimedes
Hippocrated
Homer
