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WorksheetsGreek Achievements
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the best example of Greek architecture?
The temple of Apollo
The stadium at Olympia
The Great Library at Alexandria
The Parthenon in Athens
Alexandria became an important center for the study of __________________.
Medicine and mathematics.
weapons and warfare.
shipbuilding.
economics.
The Greek author ___________ used the story form known as a _____________ to teach moral lessons.
Sophocles/tragedy
Aristophanes/comedy
Pindar/lyric poetry
Aesop/fable
Which is known as "Classical Culture"?
Greek/Persian
Greek/Roman
Greek/Egyptian
Greek/Chinese
Which philosopher wrote The Republic and did not believe in democracy?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Xenophon
Who is known as the "Father of History"?
Xenophon
Aristotle
Aesop
Herodotus
Which philosopher taught Alexander, wrote many books, and was considered "The master of those that know"?
Homer
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Which of the choices did the Greeks invent? (pick 2)
water mills
plows
locks
wagons
What is Pythagoras famous for developing?
the concept of square numbers
the concept of geometry
the concept of the rainbow
the concept of gravity
Which is Hippocrates famous for doing? (Pick three)
writing medical books
starting a school to train doctors
making students swear an oath to use their knowledge in an ethical way
developing the Pythagorean Theorem
Which is a medical discovery made by the Greeks?
That the optic nerve connects the eye to the brain
the cure for cancer
the human DNA sequence
the cure for the common cold
Which is the type of Greek column that is very plain?
Doric
Ionic
Spartan
Corinthian
Greek paintings and sculptures are best know for being _______________.
opaque
small
realistic
transparent
Poems that are sung to music are called __________________.
epics
lyric poetry
fables
myths
The Greeks made large statues of the gods to _______________.
honor their deities.
decorate their homes
scare their enemies.
show how wealthy they were
Which city is famous for the Great Library?
Athens
Cairo
Alexandria
Sparta
What god did Greek drama honor?
Athena
Zeus
Dionysus
Mercury
What method of teaching did Socrates use with asking questions and having someone answer?
Montessori Method
Academy Method
Socratic Method
Political Method
How did Alexander the Great support research?
bought plant specimens from traders
personally collected plants and animals
put Aristotle in charge of research
brought scientists to study plants and animals in Asia
Who is known as the Father of Medicine and was the best known Greek doctor?
Thales
Hippocrates
Sophocles
Thucydides
