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Ch. 8 Greek Civilization

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The map shows that Alexander’s empire extended to which river in the East?

a)

Indus

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Euphrates

2.

According to the map, what body of water bordered Alexander's empire to the south?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Arabian Sea

3.

The epic poem, the Iliad, tell the story of...

a)

The Trojan War

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

The gods on Mt. Olympus

d)

Alexander the Great

4.

Sentenced to death for his crimes against the state.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Archimedes

5.

Who believed that democratic leaders were often uneducated and immoral?

a)

Plato

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Phillip II

d)

the Sophists

6.

Aristotle's most famous student was...

a)

Plato

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Archimedes

d)

Socrates

7.

The Sophists were best known for...

a)

spreading discord (disagreement) with their teaching

b)

encouraging young men to join the military

c)

teaching rhetoric or public speaking

d)

believing in absolute truth

8.

This scientist was one of the first to calculate the circumference of the Earth

a)

Euclid

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Thales

d)

Pythagoras

9.

Which mathematician during the Hellenic Era developed plane geometry?

a)

Euclid

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Archimedes

d)

Pythagoras

10.

Hippocrates is considered to be the...

a)

Father of history

b)

Father of medicine

c)

Father of geometry

d)

Father of geography

11.

Who is considered to be the "father of history"

a)

Herodotus

b)

Thucydides

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

12.

Who is known for creating the law of buoyancy

a)

Euclid

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Archimedes

d)

Thales

13.

The History of the Persian War was written by..

a)

Thales

b)

Herodotus

c)

Thucydides

d)

Plato

14.

Epicureans believed in all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

Citizens must always do their duty

b)

The most important thing in life is to be happy

c)

pain and worry should always be avoided

d)

the best way to happiness is the spend time with friends

15.

Stoics believed that...

a)

Showing emotions was the best way to happiness

b)

People should be guided by reason and sound thinking

c)

Doing you duty in the community is useless and a waste of time

d)

People should do whatever makes them feel good in life

16.

Alexander's general who created the last dynasty in Egypt which ended with Cleopatra in 30 B.C.

a)

Seleucus

b)

Antigones

c)

Cassander

d)

Ptolemy

17.

Alexander's empire didn't last long after his death due to the fact that...

a)

his wife gave away is throne

b)

his children would not continue the war

c)

his armies became sick with plague

d)

his general's fought for control of the empire

18.

Alexandria in Egypt was known for...

a)

art museum

b)

theater

c)

architecture

d)

vast library

19.

In Greek mythology - people expressed their...

a)

political beliefs

b)

religious beliefs

c)

love of sports

d)

love of poetry

20.

What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

a)

myth and fable

b)

fable and epic

c)

comedy and tragedy

d)

comedy and fable

21.

Aesop’s fables were a part of Greek

a)

architecture

b)

temples

c)

politics

d)

oral tradition

22.

What does philosophy mean?

a)

love of history

b)

love of wisdom

c)

love of science

d)

love of mathematics

23.

This mathematician was famous for creating a theory we still use today in geometry.

a)

Euclid

b)

Thales

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Homer