Checkpoint 18 Study Guide

The religion in ancient Greece was ​ (a)   , which means they worshiped ​ (b)   god(s). (Pg. 118)

• polytheistic
• many
• monotheistic
• one
• no

The people of ancient Greece believed the gods were very much like ​ (a)   in their actions and emotions. Greek ​ (b)   tells us how the gods ​ (c)   with each other, were sometimes jealous of each other, and even played tricks on each other. (Pg. 118)

• humans
• fought
• mythology
• animals
• history
• cooperated

Myths involving gods helped the people of ancient Greece ​ (a)   . For example, when thunder and lightning occurred, they believed ​ (b)   was showing his anger about something. (Pg. 118)

• explain events of everyday life
• Zeus
• predict the weather
• entertain the masses
• Ares

The people of ancient Greece also believed that competitions of physical strength and agility ​ (a)   the gods. Therefore, every four years, the Greek people held a competition called the ​Olympic Games to ​ (b)   . (Pg. 118)

• pleased
• honor Zeus
• angered
• praise Athena

Greek literature like the ​ (a)   and the Odyssey provide insight into the lives of the people of ancient Greece by featuring ​ (b)   important to the Greeks. (Pg. 120)

• values and customs
• political leaders
• warfare techniques
• Iliad
• Art of War

Plato was a philosopher and writer that created ​ (a)   in Athens—the first ​ (b)   in the Western world. (Pg. 122)

• the Academy
• institution for higher learning
• the Forum
• marketplace for trade
• the Coliseum
• arena

Plato's best-known work is the ___. (Pg. 122)

• Symposium

• Phaedrus
• Republic

• Meno

A student of Plato, Aristotle tutored ​ (a)   as a young boy. Aristotle also founded a school called the ​ (b)   . (Pg. 122)

• Alexander the Great
• Lyceum
• Socrates
• Academy
• Parthenon

Socrates is considered the founder of (a)   . His way of teaching was to (b)   and then test every answer with ​ (c)   . (Pg. 122)

• western philosophy
• ask questions
• more questions
• eastern philosophy
• give lectures
• scientific testing

Who recorded the teachings of Socrates? (Pg. 122)

• Aristotle
• Herodotus
• Plutarch
• Plato