Week 11 Greek Civilization Florishes

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.

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

The great thinkers of the Golden Age of Greece, philosophers, scientists and mathematicians, often had students who themselves became teachers. Who was a student of Plato who became a teacher to Alexander the Great? Socrates ---> Plato---> ? ----> Alexander the Great

• Aristotle

• Pericles

• Phidias

• Menelaus

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

• windows

• porches

• gardens

• columns

The famous Greek plays held in outdoor amphiteathers were either comedies, or __________.

• myths

• fables

• tragedies

• fairy tales

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

• emperor

• mathematician

• philosopher

• scientist

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

• direct democracy

• republic

• monarchy

• representative democracy

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

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

• Aesop

• Hippocrates

• Pythagoras

• Euclid

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

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Pericles

• Archimedes