Unit 3 - Classical West

Why did ancient Greece divide into small city-states?

• They didn't like each other

• There were a lot of mountains that made space hard to find

• To protect them from invasion

• To give themselves room to grow

Which city-state was characterized by a love of art, learning, poetry and philosophy?

• Athens

• Sparta

Which city-state was characterized by a harsh government and a focus on the military

• Athens

• Sparta

Spartan men were expected to...

• Write a play

• Have philosophical debates

• join the military

• create sculptures

Which place was the very first Direct-Democracy

• Rome

• Athens

• Sparta

• Persia

Who was allowed to vote in Athens?

• Everyone in the city

• All adult male citizens

• All adult female citizens

• Only non-citizens

Which culture had a fascination for art and architecture with perfect proportions?

• Greece

• Persia

• Egypt

• Judea

The very first works of Drama, Comedy, and written histories were made in...

• Rome

• Athens

• Sparta

• Thessolonica

Who were Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato?

• Soldiers

• Senators

• Philosophers

• Athletes

A Greek mathematician came up with the formula A² + B² = C² to find the side of a right triangle.

What is the name of this formula?

• Euclid's Formula

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Archimedes' Spiral

• The Diogenes Equation