Greek Contributions, Ch. 31

Front

The word alphabet comes from which two letters in the Greek alphabet?

Back

the first two

Front

Greeks invented

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drama.

Front

In Ancient Greece there were many different forms of government. Which form do we have in the United States?

Back

Democracy

Front

In ancient Greece, only men could vote. Who can vote in the United States?

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All citizens, including men, women, and people from other countries who have become US Citizens.

Front

Modern medicine still uses the Hippocratic Oath, which is a ___ that all doctors take.

Back

promise

Front

___ is called the "Father of Modern Medicine."

Back

Hippocrates

Front

Greek medical students figured out that the heart pumps blood throughout the body. It is part of the ___ system.

Back

circulatory

Front

In geometry, the pathagorium theorem is:

Back

a² + b² = c²

Front

The Greek scientist, Aristarchus, was the first person to realize that the earth revolved around the sun.

Back

the earth revolved around the sun.

Front

The Greek scientist, Hipparchus, named over 850 stars and figured out how to estimate the distances between

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the earth to the sun and to the moon.