World History Topic 5

Which Hellenistic mathematician developed the following theorem?  $a^2+b^2=c^2$ 

• Pythagoras

• Archimedes

• Euclid

• Eratosthenes

Which of these occurred during the Trojan War?

• Troy conquered the Persians.
• Athens became a democracy.
• the Mycenaens defeated Troy.
• Spartan troops captured Athens.

Each city-state in ancient Greece was known as a

• town
• district.
• polis.
• county.

Plato believed that in an ideal state, ultimate authority should rest with

• workers.
• soldiers.
• philosophers.
• farmers.

Alexander the Great was tutored by

• Socrates
• Sophocles
• Aristotle
• Plato

Athens' domination of the Greek world lasted

• from the reign of Solon until the start of the Persian Wars.
• from the formation of the Delian League until the end of the Peloponnesian War.
• from the end of the Persian Wars until the conquest of Greece by Philip of Macedon.
• from the Age of Pericles to the Hellenistic age.

Philip II's invasion of Greece was significant because it

• ended the Peloponnesian War.
• led to the establishment of democracy in Athens.
• marked the beginning of an age in which Greek culture spread widely.
• demonstrated the superiority of the Macedonian navy.

The Archimedes screw was used to

• hoist flags up a pole and pull them down.
• raise and lower sails on ships.
• lift water to high levels for irrigation.
• move heavy stone blocks during the construction of a building.

The idea that people should not struggle against the inevitable sorrows and disappointments of life is a central teaching of what school of thought?

• idealism
• Sophism
• Stoicism
• the Socratic method

The oath that set ethical standards for doctors is attributed to

• Hippocrates.
• Aristotle.
• Homer.
• Archimedes.