Contributions of Greek Culture

What prior civilizations that we have studied inspired the development of Greek culture?

• Aristotle

• The Han Chinese

• The Mauryan Empire

• Egypt and Mesopotamia

Which of the following spheres were the Greeks not influential in?

• Politics

• The invention of paper, gunpowder, and the compass

• Philosophy and science

• Theater, architecture, and the arts

What were some of the major beliefs of the Ancient Greeks around philosophy and science?

• Philosophers of ancient Greece are known as some of the greatest thinkers

• The role of logic, reason, and inquiry over superstitious belief systems

• The Greeks made major contributions to math and science.

• The Greek scientists like Aristotle believed the Greek gods were responsible for all things in nature

All of the following are examples of the Greek's contributions to math and science except?

• Basic ideas about geometry and the concept of mathematical proofs

• Some of the first astronomical models were developed by Ancient Greeks including that the Sun is at the center of the solar system

• Some of the first scientific investigations on diseases and remedies (ie Hippocrates)

• The creation of sin (the trig function), their work on analyzing and computing pi, and the decimal place value system/notation

Greek architecture would go on to inspire all of the following except?

• The Han Chinese

• The foundation for the classical architectural orders which would dominate the western world

• The Roman world

• The European Renaissance artists 1000s of years later

Which ancient civilization established the basis for Western democracy?

• Phoenician

• Egyptian

• Sumerian

• Greek

Important long-term contributions of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily found in the area of

• military technology

• religious doctrine

• economic policy and planning

• government and law

What was one of the most important contributions of the Greek city-state of Athens?

• diffusion of a monotheistic belief system

• development of direct democracy

• promotion of the equality of all humans

• creation of a writing system using hieroglyphics

The Parthenon sits atop the Acropolis and is one of the great ancient sites of the world. Why was the Parthenon built?

• It was a meeting place for the citizens of Athens.

• It was a temple to the goddess Athena.

• It was a storehouse for grain.

• It was a monument to the soldiers who died fighting the Persians.

What happened in Athens during the “Golden Age” of Pericles?

• Athens became the sole military power in the world by invading and defeating the Persians and Egyptians.

• A gold deposit was found in the Athenian foothills making the city the most wealthy in the world.

• Politics and architecture,monuments, art, philosophy, and literature flourished in the city as it became the center of Greek culture.

• The capital city of the Greek nation was moved to Athens and it became the largest city in the world.