Greek Civilization Test

Question 1

taught that happiness(goal of life) came from spending time with friends and from avoiding fear

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Epicurus

Question 2

Philip II defeated the Greeks at the Battle of

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Chaeronea

Question 3

The library here attracted scholars from all over the world.

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Alexandria

Question 4

highest mountain in Greece, believed to be home to the gods

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Mount Olympus

Question 5

Whose armies conquered the land as far east as modern Pakistan?

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Alexander the Great

Question 6

Who told King Ptolemy that if he wanted to understand plane geometry, he would have to study?

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Euclid

Question 7

the art of public speaking and debate practiced by philosophers such as the Sophists

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Rhetoric

Question 8

The ratio (pi) used to compute the area of circles was computed by Archimedes as 3.14.

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True

Question 9

growing empire-eventually conquered Greek mainland after Alexander’s empire had been divided

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Rome

Question 10

Ancient Greek historian-1st to check facts and use sources; known as “the father of history”

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Herodotus

Question 11

powerful force defeated by Alexander the Great after his father-Philip II, had conquered Greece

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The Persian Empire

Question 12

After Alexander the Great died, his empire was divided into 4 smaller empires.

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True

Question 13

Epicureans, Stoics, and Sophists all had this in common

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They were all types of philosophers.

Question 14

Aristarchus was an astronomer who taught that

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the Earth revolved around the sun

Question 15

Places under Greek rule around the Mediterranean region that flourished under Greek rule

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Hellenistic Cities

Question 16

Who believed that the best form of govt combined parts of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy?

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Aristotle

Question 17

Alexander the Great was defeated by the Trojan Horse.

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False

Question 18

taught that the universe followed the same rules as music and numbers

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Pythagoras

Question 19

temple in Athens; built to honor the goddess Athena

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Parthenon

Question 20

learning technique-encouraged students to answer/ask questions in order to find the answers

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The Socratic Method

Question 21

The Golden Mean was an idea taught by Aristotle that meant

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people should live moderately and take the middle position

Question 22

dramatist who wrote comedies making fun of politicians and encouraging the audience to think

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Aristophanes

Question 23

Who was the goddess of wisdom so popular that she had a major city-state named in her honor?

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Athena

Question 24

This Macedonian king loved Greek culture and planned to conquer Persia.

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Philip II

Question 25

The Hellenistic Era produced a great body of achievements in

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science, math, art, architecture, literature and philosophy.

Question 26

Modern examples of drama include

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movies and plays

Question 27

chief god of the Greeks; worshipped by all Greek city-states

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Zues

Question 28

Who wrote the Odyssey?

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Homer

Question 29

Dramatist-wrote about human beings in realistic situations, especially about suffering of war

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Euripides

Question 30

How did Philip II get some Greek cities to join him?

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by conquering, inviting, and bribing

Question 31

Greece’s northern neighbor and homeland of Alexander the Great

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Macedonia

Question 32

Why was Socrates sentenced to death?

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His teachings threatened Athenian govt by promoting debate.

Question 33

construction that hid Greek soldiers so they could sneak into an enemy city

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Trojan Horse

Question 34

1 of the 7 Wonders of Ancient World; an example of the spread of Greek culture to other regions

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Lighthouse at Alexandria

Question 35

The Hellenistic Era represented a period of the spread of Macedonian culture.

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False

Question 36

Socrates was a philosopher who was sentenced to death for his beliefs.

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True

Question 37

Period which Greek art, architecture & philosophy, and literature all flourished

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The Golden Age of Greece

Question 38

Athenian lawyer and speaker-warned Greeks that Philip II was a threat to the Greek city-states

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Demosthenes

Question 39

Wrote book organizing principles of geometry; studied how points, lines, angles & planes relate

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Euclid

Question 40

Herodotus wrote

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the History of the Persian Wars

Question 41

a traditional story about gods and heroes

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Myth

Question 42

A mathematician lived in Alexandria nearly 700 years after Hellenistic Era is an example of how

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Greek culture had lasting effects in areas beyond Greece.

Question 43

believed in absolute truth and all real knowledge was within each person; critic of Sophists

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Socrates

Question 44

Complete the following analogy: Socrates is to Plato as

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teacher is to student.

Question 45

This author wrote that an ideal nation would have just and fair govt led by philosopher-kings.

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Plato

Greek Civilization Test

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Greek Civilization Test

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