Ancient Greece Test MP2

Why is the period between 461-420 BCE known as the Golden Age of Athens? Who was the important leader of Athens during the Golden Age of Athens?

• We call this the golden age because Athens won the war 
• It is known as the golden age because the greeks got plenty of gold
• It is known as the Golden Age because it was a time in Athens when the arts, architecture, education, science, philosophy flourished.

Who was the scientist that discovered the principle of buoyancy and invented the compound pulley

• Phidias
• Archimedes
• Aristrotle

Name the three types of Greek columns.  

• Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian
• Fat, small, and big
• Sparta, Greek, and Persian

Which philosopher studied with Plato? 

• Archimedes
• Phidias
• Aristotle

Who developed a theorem about right triangles and believed the world was round?

• Pythagoras
• Homer
• Euclid

Who was the blind poet that wrote 2 famous epics, “Iliad” & the Odyssey”?

• Phidias
• Homer
• Euclid

Who wrote “The Elements of Geometry

• Euclid
• Homer
• Pythagoras

How did geography impact the movement of people, goods, and ideas in Greece

• The mountainous terrain caused each of the city-states in Greece to develop in an independent way
• This made every city-state join sparta
• This caused the wars between all of the city-states

Who brought the first written law code to greece

• Euclid
• Draco
• Phidias

Who were the Mycenaean

• The Mycenaean’s lived on the Peloponnesus peninsula.  It is believe they were the first kings during the Monarchy stage of government
• they were the first people on earth and they ruled the world for at leas t mlenium
• THey were a city-state near sparta that helped the Persians in the war