Ancient Greece Review

Multiple Choice

What effect did the geography of Greece have on its early development?

• Mountains cover most of Greece and travel across mountains and water was very difficult

• Seasonal changes caused heavy monsoons that would sink any ships out to sea

• Greece had a lot of natural resources, so they never had to trade with other nations

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​Mountains cover 80% of Greece

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Multiple Choice

What were two of the earliest cultures that developed in Greece?

• Romans and Persians

• Minoans and Mycenaens

• Athens and Sparta

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​Minoans and the Myceneans were the earliest civilizations recorded in Greek's history

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Multiple Choice

Why is ancient Greece considered to be important to Western civilization?

• The Greeks invented the world’s first monotheistic religion

• The Greeks borrowed ideas from Rome and improved upon them

• Greek culture influenced today’s democracy, architecture and entertainment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• Athens focused more on culture, while Sparta focused more on war.

• Athens focused more on obedience, while Sparta focused more on education.

• Athens focused more on military strength, while Sparta focused more on human rights issues.

Multiple Choice

Which city-state had two kings: one to lead the army, and one to rule at home.

• Athens

• Sparta

• Both Athens & Sparta

• Neither

Do you ever think about the big subject called "life?" Do you like to understand​ how things came to be? Do you want to be wise?

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Then you are interested in philosophy!

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​"One is never too young or too old to seek wisdom."

- Epicurus

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​What is true?

What is good?

What is success?​

They explored​ the meaning and mysteries of life and they started by asking very basic questions like:

​The Ancient Greeks used their intelligence to create a better world.

When you really think about these questions, they are not as easy as they seem!​

​For instance, how do you know what you believe is really true?

​If I believe that I can jump over a building, is it true?

What about goodness? If someone is overly kind and, say, feeds an animal too much, is that being good? How about defining success, or a good life? Do you think that being rich makes a good life? If that's true, then why are some rich people unhappy ?

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​This is just the tip of the iceberg that is philosophical thinking...

Multiple Choice

What was the Socratic Method?

• Something that Socrates came up

• A way of studying issues and problems

• A question and answer technique

• All of the above

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

How do we know about Socrates and what his philosophies were?

• By reading the many books he wrote

• By studying the writings of Plato which recorded many of Socrates ideas

• By reading the histories of Athens

• By studying the paintings of Socrates

• We can only guess

Multiple Choice

What was the Republic by Plato about?

• It described an ideal society and government

• It described war in Ancient Greece

• It was a history of the world

• It told the story of the Greek heroes

• It described the Greek gods powers and symbols

Multiple Choice

Who did Plato think would be the best ruler for society?

• A strong woman

• A warrior-king

• A group of the wealthy

• An elected president

• A philosopher-king

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Greek philosophers had no interest in the real world such as science or politics.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What famous leader did Aristotle tutor?

• Philip of Macedonia

• Pericles

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

Multiple Choice

What famous philosopher taught Aristotle?

• Socrates

• Epicurus

• Zeno

• Plato

• Pythagoras

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the famous school that Plato opened?

• The Academy

• The University

• The Institute

• The College

• The Lyceum

​”The School of Athens” – Fresco by Raphael, depicting the Platonic Academy in Athens. In the center we can see Plato and Aristotle, discussing. The fresco now decorates the rooms now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican

​Aristotle founded the Lyceum

Multiple Choice

What was the basis of the philosophy of stoicism?

• That the world around you could be changed to make you happy

• That science could explain everything

• That mathematics was the key to understanding the universe

• That we should ignore the gods and focus on being happy

• That happiness was achieved by accepting whatever happened whether good or bad

Multiple Choice

What philosopher believed that the gods had no interest in humans?

• Pythagoras

• Plato

• Epicurus

• Zeno

• Socrates