Ancient Greece

Aristotle taught his students the

• "golden mean."

• "silver rule."

• "golden way."

• Golden Fleece.

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Archimedes

• Aristotle

Match the following Greek scientists with their contributions.

• Concluded that Earth was round

• Eratosthenes

• Philosopher who founded Epicureanism

• Archimedes

• Principle of Buoyancy

• Euclid

• Father of Geometry

• Epicurus

What evidence does Demosthenes give that Philip is a threat?​ (a)  

• They will gain more power.

• Philip forgot them. 

• Philip would make them wealthy.

• Philip robbed and insulted them.

According to Demosthenes, if the Greeks fail in their duty they can expect ​ (a)  

• disaster.

• horror.

• hurricanes

• trauma

25. Why did Socrates disagree with the Sophists?

Answer explanation

The Sophists earned their living by teaching.

They believed that there was no absolute good or evil.

Although Socrates also considered himself a teacher, he believed that absolute truth, goodness, and evil did exist and that all real knowledge was within each person.

What city in ancient Greece had a democracy?

• Sparta

• Crete

• Ionia

• Athens

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey tell tales from what war?

• Persian War

• Greek War

• Trojan War

• Peloponnesian War

The ________ was the main gathering place of the city-state.

• polis

• colony

• fortress

• acropolis

What is the name of the open area that served as a market and place for people to meet?

• polis

• temple

• agora

• fort