What are the Panathenaic Games?

Athletic events honoring Athena

One of the greatest achievements of Greek sculptors was

making lifelike statues in natural poses.

Why did Greek actors wear masks?

To show which character they played

a story that explains a culture's belief

How did the philosopher Aristotle affect the modern study of plants and animals?

He created a system to divide them into groups.

Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars?

Their city had been totally destroyed.

An philosopher who was sentenced to death

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

They thought the gods lived there.

How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?

They observed and asked questions.

Why was Pericles famous?

He led the government during the Golden Age.

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1
Which name is not a Greek god?
Poseidon
Athena
Apollo
Pericles
2
What are the Panathenaic Games?
A famous Greek drama
A Greek philosophy
Athletic festival honoring Apollo
Athletic events honoring Athena
3
The Peloponnesian War was fought between...?
Persia and Sparta
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Alexandria
Alexandria and Sparta
4
One of the greatest achievements of Greek sculptors was
creating a vast terra-cotta army.
making lifelike statues in natural poses.
building huge monuments of solid gold.
carving tiny figures in amazing detail.
5
Why did Greek actors wear masks?
It was illegal
It adds to realism of costume
They didn't want anyone to know who they were
To show which character they played
6
Who spread Greek ideas the most?
Herodotus
Hippocrates
Alexander the Great
Ptolemy
7
Olympic athletes lit a fire on the altar of ...?
Hermes
Zeus
Apollo
Ares
8
A myth is....
A hill above a Greek city
a story that explains a culture's belief
A greek god
A temple built on the Acropolis
9
How did the philosopher Aristotle affect the modern study of plants and animals?
He invented a machine for measuring growth.
He discovered that the heart pumps blood through the body.
He suggested cutting people open to see how the body works.
He created a system to divide them into groups.
10
Which one of these lists of items would Pythagoras and Euclid most likely have written about?
actors, costumes, and stages
rocks, stones, and dirt
lines, circles, and squares
skin, blood, and bones
11
Why is Herodotus called the “father of history”?
He wrote about the past.
He was an important leader.
He taught in the agora.
He had many children.
12
Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars?
Their city had been totally destroyed.
Most of their soldiers had been killed.
The wars had made them wealthy.
They had conquered other city-states.
13
The word philosophy comes from Greek words meaning
"sad and happy."
"love of wisdom."
"see from afar."
"near the market."
14
Who was Ptolemy?
A mathematician
A geographer
A biologist
A sports hero
15
Who was Socrates?
An philosopher who was sentenced to death
Invented philosophy
Created the huge statue of Athena
A philosopher that invented math
16
Which is not a Greek column?
Corinthian
Friezes
Ionic
Doric
17
Which of these ideas was first introduced in ancient Greece?
It is good to study the star patterns.
The moon seems to change shape.
Earth moves around the sun.
The planets affect human lives.
18
Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?
They grew olives on its slopes.
They built a theater on its side.
They watched athletes compete below it.
They thought the gods lived there.
19
How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?
They built complicated machines.
They translated Egyptian texts.
They got the citizens to vote.
They observed and asked questions.
20
Why was Pericles famous?
He led the army during the Persian wars.
He was the architect of a major temple.
He was the author of important plays.
He led the government during the Golden Age.

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