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Who freed the Greek city-states in Asia Minor from Persian rule?
Phillip II
Euclid
Demosthenes
Alexander the Great
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What dramatist used painted scenery & 3 actors to tell stories like, "Oedipus Rex"?
Thucydides
Aristophanes
Euripides
Sophocles
3
Who wrote the "Odyssey"?
Homer
Euripides
Aesop
Sophocles
4
What a person leaves behind when he or she dies
Stoicism
A Smell
Hellenistic Era
Legacy
5
How old was Alexander when he became king?
20
16
26
32
6
What does the word "philosophy" mean in Greek?
Love of Science
Love of History
Love of Mathematics
Love of Wisdom
7
Who wrote plays that poked fun at politicians & encouraged the audience to think?
Herodotus
Euripides
Aristophanes
Thucydides
8
A priest or priestess who could tell the future
Oracle
Sophist
Myth
Philosopher
9
What philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers?
Plato
Herodotus
Pythagoras
Aristotle
10
Teaching that is still used today was developed using pointed questions, observations & reason?
Socratic Method
Philosophy
Oracles
Scientific Method
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Where did Phillip II defeat the Greeks?
Troy
Alexandria
Charonea
Athens
12
A traditional story about gods, goddesses & heroes
Fable
Oracle
Myth
Epic
13
Whose armies conquered the land as far east as modern-day Pakistan?
Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Ramses II
14
What was Socrates true love?
Writing
Debate
Teaching
Philosophy
15
Who is considered the "Father of History"?
Herodotus
Thucydides
Aristotle
Plato
16
What Greek poet wrote the "Iliad"?
Croesus
Homer
Odysseus
Aesop
17
What language was used to conduct all government buisiness in the Hellenistic kingdoms?
Persian
Macedonia
Greek
Egyptian
18
A time when Greek culture spread throughout the non-Greek world
Macedonian Era
Alexandriaology
Legacy
Hellenistic Era
19
Who was the goddess of wisdom & crafts?
Artemis
Aphrodite
Apollo
Athena
20
What was the most important city in the ancient world?
Alexandria
Granicus
Gaugamela
Athens
21
Who thought that governmets should be headed by philosopher-kings?
Plato
Aristophanes
Homer
Alexander the Great
22
What did Herodotus write?
Antigone
the History of the Persian Wars
the Odyssey
the Book of the Dead
23
What did the Greeks perform in order to earn the favor of the gods?
Acrobatics
Tragedies
Dances
Rituals
24
Who taught that there was no absolute right & wrong?
Sophists
Socrates
Plato
Philosophers
25
How old was Alexander when he commanded an army at the Battle of Charonea?
16
32
14
20
26
What did the Greeks express through their mythology?
Political Beliefs
Love of Sports
Love of Poetry
Religious Beliefs
27
What region lies to the north of Greece?
Macedonia
Persia
Egypt
Ionia
28
Who first admired Greek ideas and culture and planned to conquer the Persian Empire?
Phillip II
Euclid
Alexander the Great
Demosthenes
29
What is the highest mountain in Greece & the home of the Greek gods and goddesses?
Mount Olympus
Mount Athens
Mount Delphi
Mount Everest
30
Who wrote "Politics" after comparing 158 different types of government?
Thucydides
Aristotle
Plato
Herodotus
31
At what battle did Alexander & his army defeat local Persian governors?
Gaugamela
Alexandria
Granicus
Syria
32
What are the 3 types of Greek columns?
Doric, Ionic & Gregorian
Doric, Ionic & Corinthian
Doric, Ionic & Parthenon
Doric, Ionic & Athenian
33
What dramatist questioned traditional thinking about subjects such as war?
Aristophanes
Sophocles
Thucydides
Euripides
34
Who warned the Greeks about Phillip II around 359 B.C.?
Thucydides
Aristotle
Demosthenes
Plato
35
What did King Phillip II do to get some Greek cities to join him?
All of these
Conquered them
Bribed them
Invited them willingly
36
Which of the following is a modern-day example of a drama?
Movies & Plays
MP3 songs
Concerts
All of these
37
Who was the chief god of the Greeks?
Poseidon
Ares
Hades
Zeus
38
What book did Alexander the Great keep under his pillow?
the Iliad
History of the Peloponnesian War
Politics
the Odyssey
39
What did Aristotle teach his students?
Golden Fleece
Golden Mean
Golden Rule
Golden Shoes
40
What student of Socrates wrote the "Republic"?
Aristotle
Plato
Herodotus
Thucydides
41
Long poem about heroic deeds
Oracle
Epic
Myth
Fable
42
Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?
Archimedes
Ares
Socrates
Plato
43
Why did Alexander's empire fall apart after his death?
His children did not like war
His army became sick with the plague
His genrals fought one another
His wife gave away his throne
44
What 1 of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World was located in Alexandria?
The Statue of Zeus
The Library
The Great Pyramid
The Lighthouse
45
What is the subject of the "Iliad"?
the Oracle at Delphi
Gilgamesh
Alexander the Great
the Trojan War
46
What people believed that the human mind could understand everything?
Sophists
Dramatists
Oracles
Philosophers
47
Who is considered to be the greatest historian of the ancient world?
Thucydides
Euripides
Aristophanes
Herodotus
48
What 2 types of dramas did the Greeks perform as part of their religious festivals?
Epics & Tragedies
Comedies & Tragedies
Myths & Fables
Comedies & Myths
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A short tale that teaches a moral or lesson
Myth
Drama
Epic
Fable
