WorksheetsGreek Civilization Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A commander in the army at age 16 and a ruler at age 20.
Eratosthenes
Socrates
Aristotle
Alexander
What is a traditional story about gods and heroes?
Myth
Thucydides
Alexander
Story
Who was Greece's northern neighbor?
Macedonia
Crete
Persia
Syria
What was the highest mountain in Greece that the Gods were believed to live?
Mount Olympus
Taylor Mountain
The Unitas
The Himalayas
The Hellenistic Era was....
A time when Greek culture spread throughout the non-Greek world
A time Greek culture just stayed in Greece.
Nothing, just a ruler name Hellenistic ruled
Stoics taught...
that happiness came from reason and doing one's duty
that there was no absolute right or wrong
that music and math go together
that the Earth was flat
Sophists taught...
that there was no absolute right or wrong
that happiness came from reason and doing one's duty
that the Gods lived on Mount Olympus
Nothing, he was just a guy
Who said, "Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I will move the Earth?"
Archimedes
Philip II
Homer
Euripides
Plato's ideal form of government was dividing people into what three groups?
Philosopher-Kings, Warriors, and Slaves
Kings, Philosophers, and Warriors
Philosopher-Kings, Warriors, and the rest of the people
Kings, Warriors, and Slaves
The Greeks hoped to earn the favor of their gods and goddess by performing
Acrobatics
Tragedies
Dances
Rituals
Philip II got some Greek cities to join him by ________ them.
Conquring
Inviting
Bribing
All of these
The Iliad and the Odyssey were based on stories of war between Greece and
Troy
Persia
Sparta
Athens
Who told King Ptolemy that "There is no royal way to learn geometry?"
Euclid
Pythagoras
Aristotle
Poseidon
Aristotle taught his students to follow
The Golden Rule
The Golden Fleece
The Golden Mean
None of these
The library here attracted scholars from all over the world
Babylon
Rome
Alexandria
Thebes
Aristarchus was an astronomer who taught the sun was
The Chariot of Apollo
The center of the universe
Revolving around the Earth
Collapsing
They believed that the human mind could understand everything.
Epicureans
Sophists
Stoics
Philosophers
Greek art and architecture expressed which of the following beliefs and values?
The ideal human
Peace and Harmony
Reason and Balance
All of these
What is the legacy of the Hellenistic Era/Period?
Greek theater and literature remained cultural influences around the Mediterranean for 900 years after Alexander died.
New cities were founded and old cities were rebuilt to be major cultural centers.
Philosophers, scientists, poets, and writers traveled around the Mediterranean and into India spreading ideas and cultural influences.
All of these are correct.
How did Aristotle's ideas shape the way Europeans and Americans viewed government?
Founders of the US Constitution named the government after Aristotle.
Founders of the US Constitution tried to create a mixed government that balanced different types.
Founders of the US Constitution promised to avoid all values and beliefs of Aristotle in government.
None of the above are true.
