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Lesson 31 The Legacy of Ancient Greece
Lesson 31 The Legacy of Ancient Greece
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Ancient Greence contribution to the mdern world
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1
Latitude lines run from
West to South
West to East
North to South
West to North
2
How many locations around the world did Ptolemy list in his book??
7000
8500
6000
8000
3
What was the Greeks greatest contribution to the theater?
stories and plays
scenery
techniques
hoists
4
What was the purpose of the first Olympics?
to reach the top of Mount Olympus
To choose a military leader
to honor a Greek god
to decide who would be king
5
What is microbiology?
study of very small living things
study of small living things living in space
device for looking at wisdom
device for looking at small things
6
Who wrote the
History of the Peloponnesian
?
Homer
Herodotus
Thucydides
Hippocrates
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What did many Greeks believe about Earth?
was flat
was only one world
was of one whole galaxy
was the center of the universe
8
Two kinds of Greek Drama
Comedy and Musical
Comedy and Tragedy
Comedy and Theater
Comedy and Festival
9
How many contest are in a pentathlon
3
2
7
5
10
Who would be the most likely to use lines of latitude and longitude?
a painter
an astronomer
a pilot
a ship's captain
11
Which part of the body is the center of the nervous system?
Brain
Spine
Lungs
Heart
12
Aristotle grouped animals into groups such as
those of land/sea creature
those of mammal/non-mammal
those with/without backbones
those of warm/cold blood
13
What is the meaning of democracy?
ruled by the people
writing about your life
ruled by the President
love of wisdom
14
What influenced the columns of the U.S.Capitol building in Washington, D.C.?
Greek architecture
Greek sculptors
Greek statues
Greek texts
15
Who created the first map of the known world?
Herodotus
Ptolemy
Hipparchus
Euclid
16
How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?
All citizens voted on every issue
Stronger speakers influenced others
Everyone did not always agree
People could speak their opinions
17
Which of these ideas was first introduced in ancient Greece?
Earth moves around the sun
It is good to study the star patterns
The moon seems to change shape
The planets affect human lives
18
What is the meaning of autobiography?
writing about one's own life
rule by the people
writing about animals lives
Love of wisdom
19
Greek actors wore what to show the character they were playing?
mask
clothes
costumes
hats
20
Why is Herodotus called the "Father of History"?
He wrote about the past
He wrote about the agora
He wrote about children
He wrote about important leader
21
Who was a highly respected philosopher and mathematician in Alexandria, Egypt?
Hypatia
Socrates
Ramsey the Great
Alexander the Great
22
What branch of mathematics is still used today from ancient Greece?
Algebra
Geometry
Common Core
General Mathematics
23
Who believed that numbers were the key to understanding nature?
Alexander the Great
Ramsey the Great
Moses
Pythagoras
24
What is the meaning of philosophy?
love of wisdom
a person that studies the moon
study of small living things
rule by the people
25
What does the word geography mean in Greek?
writing about map-making
writing about longitude and latitude
writing about the earth
writing about plantes
26
How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?
They observed and asked questions
They built complicated machines
The got the citizens to vote
They translated Egyptian texts
27
The word alphabet comes from
the Greek words meaning "word" and "parts."
the ideas of Aristotle
the first two letters of the Greek alphabet
the works of the writer Thucydides
28
Longitude lines run from
Up and Down
West to East
East to West
North to South
29
Who was the first person to suggest that the Earth revolves around the sun?
Artarchus
Socrates
Hippocrates
Aristarchus
30
What did Greeks believe that illnesses were?
Punishment from the Gods
Punishment from Alexander the Great
Punishments from God
Punishment from Hippocrates
31
What is a the Greek name for a porch?
covered line of columns
stoa
cover over limb
steam
32
Who was called the father of medicine?
Dr. Oz
Dr. Phil
Hippocrates
Dr. Lecza
33
What is the scientific study of outer space?
Astronomy
Mathematics
Mapmaking
Geography
34
Who do the United States elect to speak for the people?
Citizens
Presidents
No one
Representatives
35
The Greek word meaning master builder is what?
Architecture
Archetture
Heavy Equipment
Construction Worker
36
What is one way the modern Olympics are like those of ancient Greece?
Games are held every 12 year
Many countries send band members
The location changes
An athlete lights a flame
