Greek Culture and Alexander the Great

Question 1

The Parthenon is notable for its ____ yet _____ architecture.

Accepted Answer

Simple yet elegant

Question 2

In the first century BC, Greece fell to what empire?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Empire

Question 3

Archimedes contributed to the Greek study of:

Accepted Answer

physics and mathematics

Question 4

Alexander died in Babylon on the way home.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were all Greek:

Accepted Answer

Philosophers

Question 6

Macedonia is in what part of Greece?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 7

What was the name for Greek culture that spread after Alexander's death?

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic

Question 8

Greek comedies often made fun of:

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 9

Philip II was the king of the Macedonians that defeated whom?​

Accepted Answer

The Greek city-states

Question 10

Who was Phillip II's son that came to power?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 11

What empire did Alexander conquer? ​

Accepted Answer

The Persian Empire

Question 12

Phillip II's son was Ivan the Great.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

The Hellenistic Age, in which Greek culture spread abroad, was from 323 BC to 27 BC.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The main Greek city people refer to when they describe "classical architecture" is:

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 15

How many years was Alexander the Great's campaign?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 16

What is philosophy?

Accepted Answer

The Love of Wisdom

Question 17

What had the army decided by the time they reached India?

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 18

Hippocrates was famous for beginning:

Accepted Answer

The Scientific Method of Medicine

Question 19

Who was the teacher/ tutor of Alexander the Great?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 20

A tragedy is a ___________ story

Accepted Answer

serious

Question 21

The name for the Greek culture that spread even after Alexander's death was called Sophistic.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Mythology is stories about the end of the world that often include spaceships and lasers.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Mythology is stories from the distant past about the beginning of the world with gods and goddesses.

Accepted Answer

True

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