An philosopher who was sentenced to death

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 was Pericles famous?

He led the government during the Golden Age.

How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?

They observed and asked questions.

a story that explains a culture's belief

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

They thought the gods lived there.

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

He created a system to divide them into groups.

Why did Greek actors wear masks?

To show which character they played

Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars?

Their city had been totally destroyed.

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

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