Assessment: The Legacy of Ancient Greece

The word alphabet comes from

• the ideas of Aristotle.

• the work of the writer Thucydides.

• the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.

• the Greek words meaning "word" and "parts."

Which of these words best belongs in the empty box in this chart?

• Festival

• Musical

• Theater

• Tragedy

Why is Herodotus called the "father of history"?

• A. He had many children.

• B. He taught in the agora.

• C. He wrote about the past.

• D. He was an important leader.

Which of the choices below is a part of American democracy that comes from the ancient Greeks?

• A. juries of citizens

• B. a Council of Elders

• C. one official religion

• D. independent city-states

How was ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?

• Everyone did not always agree.

• All citizens voted on every issue.

• People could speak their opinions.

• Strong speakers influenced others.

Hippocrates is called the “father of medicine.” Which statement would he most likely have made?

• I will tell everybody about your illness.

• I see that you got sick after eating that meat.

• You must let me try this experiment on you.

• You are sick because the gods are angry at you.

Which one of these lists of items would Pythagoras and Euclid most likely have written about?

• rocks, stones, and dirt

• skin, blood, and bones

• lines, circles, and squares

• actors, costumes, and stages

Which of these ideas was first introduced in ancient Greece?

• Earth moves around the sun.

• The planets affect human lives.

• It is good to study the star patterns.

• The moon seems to change shape.

How did Greek scientists make their most important discoveries?

• They got the citizens to vote.

• They translated Egyptian texts.

• They built complicated machines.

• They observed and asked questions.

Who would be the most likely to use lines of latitude and longitude?

• a painter

• an architect

• a mapmaker

• an astronomer