Classical Period of Ancient Greece Quiz

When did the classical period of ancient Greece begin?

• 480 BCE

• 479 BCE

• 323 BCE

• 300 BCE

Which city-state focused on rebuilding their city and culture after being burned to the ground by the Persians?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

• Thebes

Who was the ruler that unified the Greek city-states and conquered large portions of Europe, Asia, and North Africa?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Alexander the Great

What became an important part of life in Athens during the classical period?

• Mathematics

• Philosophy

• Agriculture

• Warfare

Which of the following is NOT one of the Greek philosophers mentioned whose works have inspired generations of thinkers?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

What did the ancient Greeks adopt from Egyptians, Phoenicians, Mesopotamians, and other early civilizations?

• The Pythagorean theorem

• An alphabet and currency

• The compound pulley

• The book called Elements

Who led a movement to study the nature of numbers and derived the Pythagorean theorem?

• Euclid

• Hippocrates

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

What is the famous equation derived from the Pythagorean theorem?

• a2 + b2 = c2

• a2 - b2 = c2

• a2 * b2 = c2

• a2 / b2 = c2

What did Euclid record that became the basis for the study of geometry?

• The compound pulley

• The Pythagorean theorem

• Geometric proofs into a book called Elements

• An oath to protect patients from harm

What practical invention is attributed to Archimedes?

• The Pythagorean theorem

• The book called Elements

• The compound pulley

• An oath for doctors