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Legacy of Ancient Greece

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A #SocialStudies quiz on the Legacy of #AncientGreece

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1
What was an important achievement of Hippocrates?
He was a god
He sculpted many important statues
He discovered the heart and what it does
The Hippocratic Oath
2
How were their theaters built that we still use today?
In semicircles with the seats ascending steeply
They didn't have theaters
People had to stand in a circle around the stage
In a cone shape with the stage at the top
3
Why did they wear masks?
Guys played girls roles and girls played guys roles
Because they wanted to
Only men could be actors
They were really ugly
4
How does Greek language influence the modern world?
It doesn't
All of them
They spoke English
Much of our language has Greek roots
5
What forms of Greek architecture are still used today?
Columns
All of them
Pediments
Stoa
6
What tradition from the Ancient Greek Olympics do we still carry out.
Being played on national television
Participating naked
Chariot races
An athlete lighting the Olympic flame
7
Who was the first person to suggest that Earth moved around the sun
Thucydides
Aristotle
Euclid
Aristarchus
8
Who made many important discoveries in medicine?
Ptolemy
Aristarchus
Hippocrates
Thucydides
9
Who are some Greek historians who left an impact on society
Pythagoras and Hypatia
Thucydides and Herodotus
Euclid and Herodotus
Aristotle and Euclid
10
What influence has Greek literature had on our literature today?
All of them
The alphabet comes from Ancient Greece
The rules of english grammar and punctuation
We still participate in drama which came from Greece
11
In order from least to most complicated what is the order of Ancient Greek columns?
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
Doric, Corinthian, Ionic