Ancient Wisdom and History Flashcards

1

What did Pythagoras teach?

Philosophy and art
History and politics
Music and numbers
Science and math

2

Which philosopher related the universe to numbers?

Philip II
Pythagoras
Herodotus
Thucydides

3

Who wrote about history using facts?

Thucydides
Pythagoras
Herodotus
Alexander the Great

4

What is a legacy?

A historical event
A family tree
A type of food
What one leaves behind

5

Who was the father of Alexander the Great?

Herodotus
Pythagoras
Thucydides
Philip II

6

What did Pythagoras believe about relationships?

They are simple
They are complex
They are random
They can be expressed in numbers

7

What age did Alexander die?

28
35
30
32

8

What did Alexander spread during his travels?

Greek culture
Egyptian culture
Roman culture
Macedonian culture

9

How did Alexander die?

Old age
In battle
From a fever
Poisoning

10

Which area did Philip II rule?

Macedonia
Greece
Egypt
Rome

11

What did Philip II admire?

Roman culture
Greek culture
Macedonian culture
Egyptian culture

12

True or false: Herodotus used only facts in his writings.

False
True

13

What did Thucydides focus on in history?

Philosophical ideas
Cultural stories
Actual facts
Myths and legends

14

What city did Alexander build?

Macedonia
Athens
Alexandria
Sparta

15

At what age did Alexander take over?

25
20
18
16

16

Which theorem did Pythagoras develop?

Geometry Theorem
Calculus Theorem
Pythagorean Theorem
Algebra Theorem

17

What did philosophers believe about the human mind?

It was unreliable
It was limited in knowledge
It could understand everything
It needed guidance

Ancient Wisdom and History

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Ancient Wisdom and History

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