Chapter 6 Test - Greek Civilization

Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II.

• True

• False

Many Greeks visited an oracle to find out about the future.

• True

• False

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater.

• True

• False

Aristotle’s writing had no effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution.

• True

• False

The Gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings.

• True

• False

DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with the correct statement below.

• Alexander

• a commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20

• Euclid

• Founded the Academy in Athens

• Sophocles

• Famous for his contributions to geometry

• Plato

• Philosopher known for his method of questioning

• Socrates

• Great Athenian writer, accepted suffering as a part of life

Which body of water bordered Alexander’s empire on the west?

• Arabian Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea

Which city of Alexander’s empire was in Egypt?

• Alexandria

• Athens

• Persepolis

• Susa

Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about

• Alexander the Great.

• Gilgamesh.

• the oracle at Delphi.

• the Trojan War.

Aesop’s fables were a part of Greek

• architecture.

• oral tradition.

• politics.

• temples.