Lesson 31 Study Guide

The word alphabet comes from

• the ideas of Aristotle

• the work of the writer Thucydides

• the first two letters of the Greek alphabet

• the Greek words meaning "word" and "parts"

The two kinds of Greek Drama are Comedy and _____

• festival

• musical

• theater

• tragedy

Why is Herodotus called the "father of history"?

• he had many children

• he taught in the agora

• he wrote about the past

• he was an important leader

Which of the choices below is a part of American democracy that comes from the Ancient Greeks?

• juries of citizens

• a Council of Elders

• one official religion

• independent city-states

How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?

• Everyone did not always agree

• All citizens voted on every issue

• People could speak their opinions

• Strong speakers influenced others

Hippocrates is called the "father of medicine". Which statement would he most likely have made?

• "I will tell everybody about your illness"

• "I see that you got sick after eating that meat"

• "You must let me try this experiment on you"

• "You are sick because the god are angry at you"

Which of these list of items would Pythagoras and Euclid most likely have written about?

• rocks, stones, and dirt

• skin, blood, and bones

• lines, circles, and squares

• actors, costumes, and stages

Which of these ideas was first introduced in ancient Greece?

• Earth moves around the sun

• the planets affect human lives

• it is good to study the star patterns

• the moon seems to change shape

How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?

• they got the citizens to vote

• they translated Egyptian texts

• they built complicated machines

• they observed and asked questions

Who would be the most likely to use lines of latitude and longitude?

• a painter

• an architect

• a mapmaker

• an astronomer