Lasting Achievements of Ancient Greece

This temple was built on the Acropolis above Athens, honoring the goddess Athena

• Agora

• Parthenon

•  Temple at Delphi

• Theatre of Dionysus

The oracle of Delphi was a priestess whose words were believed to come from

•  Zeus.

• Apollo.

•  Demeter.

• Aphrodite.

One of the greatest achievements of Greek sculptors was

• creating a vast terra-cotta army.

•  building huge monuments of solid gold.

• making lifelike statues in natural poses.

• carving tiny figures in amazing detail.

For what crime was Socrates arrested?

• telling state secrets to enemy powers

• refusing to teach the children of the rich

• living on the streets with no means of support

• asking questions that seemed to dishonor the gods

Why did the Greeks agree every four years to stop fighting for a brief period?

• to allow their soldiers to rest

• to pull a ship through the city

• to let athletes go to the Olympics

•  to hold a festival for all their gods

The hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built

• Acropolis

•  Bunker Hill

•  Deis Hill

• Parthenon

The word philosophy comes from Greek words meaning

• "see from afar."

• "love of wisdom."

• "sad and happy."

• "near the market."

Greek theaters were often built into a ______________ and shaped like a ______________.

•  building, rectangle

• beach, bow

• hillside, square

• hillside, bowl

All of the actors in ancient Greece were __________.

• women.

• men.

•  of high rank (social status).

• of low rank (social status).

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 gods are angry at you."