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The Legacy of Ancient Greece
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1
The first Olympics were to honor _______________.
Chickens
Zeus
Gods and Godesses
Sun
2
True or False: Pythagoras classified plants and animals.
False
True
We are in the lead so let's lose a point
I am honest. I don't know.
3
What gave Greeks the knowledge about people's anatomy?
wars
sports
historians
school education
4
What was one of the Greek contributions to theater?
special effects
revolving stages
scripts
comedy and drama
5
Who was Hippocrates?
he developed longitude and langitude
a Greek astronomer
the patron saint of hippopotamus
an important figure in the legacy of modern medicine
6
Why did the Greeks not cut people open to see what their insides looked like?
they thought it would offend the Gods
It could make things worse
Blood and guts are grossssss
It would offend their parents
7
Why were people so upset about Aristarchus' theory that the Earth revolved around the sun?
They believed that looking at space was bad
They believed the gods were the center of the universe
People believed that Earth was the center of the universe
They believed the Earth was flat
8
What was Hipparchus most famous discovery?
estimated how much wood a woodchuck could chuck wood
estimate the distance between Earth, moon and Mars
estimated the amount of blood
estimate the distance between Earth, moon and sun
9
Herodotus was the father of
history
medicine
language
drama
10
What did Archimedes exclaim when he discovered volume displacement?
Eureka!
Abracadabra!
Awwww yeah!
I GOT THIS!
11
Architecture comes from the Greek word meaning ___________.
master construction worker
master builder
archs
texture
12
Today, people who become doctors must take the __________________.
Hippomatic Oath
Hippocratic Oath
Hippocratic Truce
Hippocratic Promise
13
Who found out volume displacement from sitting in a tub of water?
Euclid
Hipparchus
Aristotle
Archimides
14
Astronomy comes from the Greek word for ___________.
Bright Lights
Star
Looking Out
Planets
15
When were the first Olympic Games?
766 BCE
776 BCE
786 BCE
776 CE
16
A _____________ is a covered line of columns.
theater
pediment
stoa
frieze
17
Pythagoras thought that _________ was the best way to understand nature.
studying good manners
math
taking a walk
asking the gods
18
The third letter of the Greek alphabet is ______________.
delta
bravo
gamma
omega
19
The word theater means ____________________.
an acting place
an argument place
a storytelling place
a viewing place
20
_____________ was an inalienable right of every male citizen in ancient Greece.
garbage pick up at door stop
working full time
voting
eating everyday
21
What are two examples of categories Aristotle sorted animals into?
with and without backbones
dead and alive
weight and height
color and size
22
One difference between democracy in ancient Greece and the USA's version today is ______.
Today we all decide laws by debating them in an assembly
Today we elect representatives to speak for us
Back then people voted representatives to make decisions
Today we are forced to vote
23
Before Hippocrates, the Greeks believed that disease and sickness was caused by ________.
bad luck
they didn't know
natural causes
punishment from the gods and goddesses
24
"Alphabet" comes from what two Greek letters?
alpha and beto
a and b
alpha and bravo
alpha and beta
25
__________________ was the first person to suggest that Earth moves around the sun.
Aristotle
Odin
Hipparchus
Aristarchus
26
Plants were used to _______________ aches and pains
love
worsen
poison
heal
27
Only one of these was a part of the pentathlon. Which one?
jumping
arm wrestling
wrestling
swimming
28
In which shape were Greek theaters built?
circle
rectangle
semi-square
semi-circle
29
The Greeks discovered that the brain is the center of the ___________ system.
school
Pythagoras
cardiovascular
nervous
30
In ancient Greece, what did the study of plants lead to?
learning about the anatomy of plants
photosynthesis
a breakthrough in medical studies
making soap and other cleaning agents with plants
31
Where would you find buildings with ancient Greek architecture?
McDonalds
private mansions
museums
public structures
32
The Pentathlon is still an Olympic sporting event today.
True
I don't know what a Pentathlon is....
Depends
False
33
To describe where places were, Greeks developed ___________
longitude and latitude
swords and sandals
latitude and lemonade
maps and compasses
34
One difference between democracy in ancient Greece and the USA's version today is ______.
Back then people did't wear ties
Women were able to vote then
Now, slaves can vote.
Back then only free men were allowed to vote.
35
Today, every Olympics begins with a passing and lighting of a flame in honor of...
the fire that drives athletes
first Olympic athletes who lit a fire on the altar of Zeus
Zeus the God of Fire
mother nature
36
Hipparchus named over ____________ stars.
580
585
850
980
37
What did Hippocrates do to change the way people thought of sickness?
introduced scientific ideas to medicine
he didn't introduce ideas. It was another man.
he convinced others that medicine was caused by gods
made people think dying is natural
38
Pythagoras was especially fascinated by what?
math
measuring
land
geometry
39
Greek doctors used many plants especially _____________ to reduce pain and help people heal.
animal blood
apple juice
flowers
herbs
40
How long has the Greek mathematician Euclid's book a basis for the teachings of geometry?
370 years
1,000 years
1 year
2,000 years
41
The word "geography" comes from what words?
study of rocks
to measure land
writing about Earth
writing about stars
42
The philosopher Aristotle was fascinated by _____________.
shoes
space
living things
rocks
43
The Greeks believed that the __________ and _______ controlled health and sickness.
math, science
Persians, Egyptians
gods, goddesses
sun, moon
44
Who developed a system to classify animals and plants?
Hippocrates
Athena
Aristotle
Leonidas
45
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
to be honest, to persevere, keep patient info private
to be honest, to use clean tools, to preserve jam in a jar
beHonest, preserve life, keep private info of patient secret
to lie, to kill, to publicize patients' information