Greek Civilization

What famous Greek is called the "father of medicine" for his physician's code of conduct?

• Aesop
• Hippocrates
• Pythagoras
• Euclid

Who was a student of Plato who became a teacher to Alexander the Great?

• Aristotle
• Pericles
• Phidias
• Menelaus

Since all the male citizens voted on every law, what kind of government was present in Athens?

• Direct Democracy
• Republic
• Monarchy
• Representative Democracy

Where are the monasteries called the Meteoras of Greece located?

• on one of the Greek islands
• on the top of high rocks
• in the middle of a desert
• in the middle of the present-day city of Athens

Socrates was a very respected scholar and teacher in ancient Greece. How did he die?

• He died in battle.
• He died of old age.
• He contracted a fatal disease.
• He was sentenced by lawmakers to drink poison.

Styles of Greek architecture and building design can still be seen today in its three types of ______.

• windows
• porches
• gardens
• columns

This man ruled Athens for 30 years and made it a world famous center of learning, art and culture.

• Aristotle
• Pericles
• Archimedes
• Socrates

The famous Greek plays held in outdoor amphitheaters were either comedies, or ______.

• myths
• fables
• tragedies
• fairy tales

The Peloponnesian War brought the end of the Golden Age of Greece when Sparta and the other city‑states defeated Athens. Which of the following reasons was not a cause of the war?

•  jealousy
• border disputes
• high taxes
• rivalry between city-states

Remembered for his pursuit of knowledge and teaching, Socrates was a famous and influential Greek _______.

• emperor
• philosopher
• mathematician
• scientist