Studies Weekly - Greek Civilization

Pericles once said, "Our city is open to the world." What did he mean by this?

• Athens was on the edge of the continent so it was unsafe.
• Athenians preferred to sell goods to other civilizations.
• Athens welcomed people from all over the world in order to learn from them.
• Athens was not well protected because it didn't have a strong military.

The democratic government of the ancient Greeks influenced the development of government in the United States. What type of democracy do we have here in the US?

• representative
• direct
• indirect
• absolute

For whom was the Parthenon built as a tribute?

• Xerxes
• Hercules
• Hades
• Athena

Which term means the same thing as the ancient Greek "agora?"

• market
• house
• temple
• university

In ancient Greece, boys would use a stylus to write things in school/"gymnasia." In what other cultures were stylus used?

• India & China
• Mesopotamia & Egypt
• China & Egypt
• Mesopotamia & India

What event marked the end of "The Golden Age" of Athens?

• Persian War
• the death of Alexander
• the burning down of Athens
• Peloponnesian War

Which of the following famous Greeks developed the mathematical theorem that determines the missing side of a right triangle? (We did this in class!)

• Pythagoras
• Socrates
• Archimedes
• Hippocrates

Who was Socrates' most famous student?

• Aristotle
• Plato
• Alexander
• Homer

What was the name of the epic poem written about the Trojan War?

• The Odyssey
• The Trick
• The Trojan Horse
• The Iliad

Which of the following Greek root words means "to write?"

• -logy
• -graph
• tele-
• -sophy