Chapter 8- Greek Civilization- Test Review

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.

• Aesop

• Odysseus

• Croesus

• Homer

The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and

• Athenian

• Corinthian

• Parthenon

• Gregorian

The ancient Greek Olympic games were held every _______ years at Olympia.

• two

• three

• four

• five

The Iliad is about a character named...

• Ares

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Homer

The Odyssey is about a character named...

• Ares

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Homer

The god _________ "spoke" through the oracle at Delphi.

• Apollo

• Hades

• Zeus

• Poseidon

Aesop's fables were a part of Greek

• architecture

• oral tradition

• politics

• temples

The word philosophy means

• "love of history"

• "love of science"

• "love of wisdom"

• "love of mathematics

Who was an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

• Thucydides

• Aristotle

• Hippocrates

• Archimedes

He questioned democracy, patriotism and religion.

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Aristotle

• Hippocrates