The Legacy of Ancient Greece

The Legacy of Ancient Greece

by Jill Richardson

​Literature and History

• ​The English Alphabet grew out of ancient Greeks.

• ​Many English words have Greek roots.

• ​English grammar and punctuation are based on Greek writing.

• ​Greeks developed historical writing.

• ​Herodotus "Father of Medicine" wrote of the past.

Multiple Choice

The word alphabet comes from ?

• the ideas of Aristotle

• the work of the writer Thucydides

• the first two letters of the Greek alphabet

• the Greek words meaning "word" and "parts"

Multiple Choice

Why is Herodotus called the "father of history?"

• he had many children

• he taught in the agora

• he was an important leader

• he wrote about the past

​Government

• ​Democracy began in ancient Athens.

• ​The basic principles of American and Greek democracy are the same.

• ​The practice of citizens serving on juries began in Greece.

Multiple Choice

Which is part of American democracy that comes from the ancient Greeks?

• juries of citizens

• a Council of Elders

• official religion 

• independent city-states

Multiple Choice

How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?

• Everyone did not always agree.

• All citizens voted on every issue.

• People could speak their opinions.

• Strong speakers influenced others.

​Medicine

• ​Hippocrates "Father of Medicine"

• ​Taught students to write down observations and ask questions.

• ​Believed diseases had natural causes.

• ​Brought a scientific way of thinking about medicine.

• ​Today's doctors take the Hippocratic Oath.

Multiple Choice

Which statement would Hippocrates most likely have made?

• I will tell everyone that you are sick.

• I see that you are sick after eating that food.

• I need to try this test on you.

• You might be sick because the gods are upset with you.

Multiple Choice

How did Greek scientists make their discoveries?

• They got the citizens to vote.

• They translated Egyptian texts.

• They built complicated machines.

• They observed and asked questions.

​Mathematics

• ​Pythagoras started school for math theories.

• ​Greeks created new and improved methods for measuring shapes and spaces.

• ​Euclid developed a geometry textbook.

• ​Hypatia was the first woman mathematician.

Multiple Choice

Pythagoras and Euclid most likely have written about?

• rock, stones, dirt

• skin, blood, and bones

• lines, circles, and squares

• actors, costumes, stages

​Astronomy

• ​Aristarchus suggested the Earth moves around the Sun.

• ​Hipparchus studied and named more than 850 stars.

• ​Hipparchus figured out estimation distances between Earth, moon, and the sun.

• ​Hipparchus theories helped to predict eclipses of the moon.

Multiple Choice

Which of these ideas came from ancient Greece?

• Earth moves around the sun.

• The planets affect how humans live. 

• It is good to connect the star patterns.

• The moon seems to change shape.

​Geography

• ​Herodotus made the first world map, using information from travelers.

• ​Ptolemy invented latitude and longitutude.

• ​Ptolemy wrote a book that showed Earth's curve on a flat surface, with over 8,000 places in the world listed.

Multiple Choice

Who would use the lines of latitude and longitude?

• painter

• mapmaker

• astronomer

• architect

​Biology

• ​Greeks identified many types of plants and gave names to the different parts of plants.

• ​Greeks discovered that plants reproduced by their seeds.

• ​Greek doctors used plants to treat people.

• ​The way we classify animals and plants today is based on Aristotle's work.

Multiple Choice

How did Aristotle affect todays study of plants & animals.

• He thought of cutting people open to see how the body worked.

• He discovered that lungs filled with oxygen.

• He created a classification system.

• He invented a machinge for measuring growth.

​Architecture

• ​Greeks used columns to make their temples balanced & stately.

• ​Greek styles are still used today in many public buildings and homes.

• ​Today's design of covered porches reflect a Greek stoa, which is a covered line of columns.

Multiple Choice

What part of today's builidng is from ancient Greek?

• the use of columns

• the honoring of gods

• the effect of the lights.

• the importance of the steps with religion

​Theater

• ​Greek theaters were built in semicircles with steeply built rows of seats.

• ​Greeks invented special effects.

• ​Writers have been inspired by Greek myths and stories.

• ​Greek dramas are still performed all over the world.

Multiple Choice

How are theaters today like the ones in ancient Greece?

• The back of the theater is open.

• People pay more for front row seats.

• The stage is built on a hill.

• The seat are in steep rows so people can see and hear.

Multiple Choice

Which of these words best describes the types of Greek Drama?

• festival and comedy

• musical and drama

• theater and tragedy

• tragedy and comedy

​Sports

• The first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece in 776 B.C.

• ​Today's Olympics reflect ancient Greek customs, such as the lighting ceremony.

• ​Modern Olympic events grew out of Greek contest, such as the pentathlon.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the first Olympics?

• to honor the gods

• to choose military leaders

• to decide who would be king

• to reach the top of Mount Olympus

Multiple Choice

What is one way the modern Olympics is like ancient Greeks?

• the location

• many countries send athletes

• games are held every year

• athlete lights a flame