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WorksheetsIdentify main ideas, Classic Greece
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Identify the main idea of the following text
Building on the discoveries and knowledge of civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia, among others, the Ancient Greeks developed a sophisticated philosophical and scientific culture. One of the key points of Ancient Greek philosophy was the role of reason and inquiry. It emphasized logic and championed the idea of impartial, rational observation of the natural world.
The Greeks made major contributions to math and science. We owe our basic ideas about geometry and the concept of mathematical proofs to ancient Greek mathematicians such as Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes. Some of the first astronomical models were developed by Ancient Greeks trying to describe planetary movement, the Earth’s axis, and the heliocentric system—a model that places the Sun at the center of the solar system.
The philosophical view of Ancient Greeks
The scientific and philosophical contributions of ancient Greece
The first astronomical models
Ancient Greek mathematicians
Identify the main idea of the following paragraph
Hippocrates, another ancient Greek, is the most famous physician in antiquity. He established a medical school, wrote many medical treatises, and is— because of his systematic and empirical investigation of diseases and remedies—credited with being the founder of modern medicine. The Hippocratic oath, a medical standard for doctors, is named after him.
The contributions of Hippocrates
The Hippocratic oath
The systematic investigation of diseases
Modern medicine
Identify the main idea of the following paragraphs
Literature and theatre, which were very intertwined, were important in ancient Greek society. Greek theatre began in the sixth century BCE in Athens with the performance of tragedy plays at religious festivals. These, in turn, inspired the genre of Greek comedy plays.
These two types of Greek drama became hugely popular, and performances spread around the Mediterranean and influenced Hellenistic and Roman theatre. The works of playwrights like Sophocles and Aristophanes formed the foundation upon which all modern theatre is based. In fact, while it may seem like dialogue was always a part of literature, it was rare before a playwright named Aeschylus introduced the idea of characters interacting with dialogue. Other theatrical devices, like irony, were exemplified in works like Sophocles’ Oedipus the King.
The contributions of Ancient Greek literature and theater
The work of Sophocles and Aristophanes
The foundation of modern theater
The introduction of dialogue in theater
identify the main idea of the following passage
Greek artists reached a peak of excellence which captured the human form in a way never before seen and much copied. Greek sculptors were particularly concerned with proportion, poise, and the idealized perfection of the human body; their figures in stone and bronze have become some of the most recognizable pieces of art ever produced by any civilization.
Greek architects provided some of the finest and most distinctive buildings in the entire Ancient World and some of their structures— including temples, theatres, and stadia—would become staple features of towns and cities from antiquity onwards.
In addition, the Greek concern with simplicity, proportion, perspective, and harmony in their buildings would go on to greatly influence architects in the Roman world and provide the foundation for the classical architectural orders which would dominate the western world from the Renaissance to the present day.
The main focus of Greek art, sculpture and architecture
The influence of Greece in the Roman world
Perspective, proportion, simplicity and harmony
Greek architecture
Identify the main idea of the following passage
The civilization of ancient Greece was immensely influential in many spheres: language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts. It had major effects on the Roman Empire which ultimately ruled it. As Horace put it, "Captive Greece took captive her fierce conqueror and instilled her arts in rustic Latium."
Via the Roman Empire, Greek culture came to be foundational to Western culture in general. The Byzantine Empire inherited Classical Greek culture directly, without Latin intermediation, and the preservation of classical Greek learning in medieval Byzantine tradition exerted strong influence on the Slavs and later on the Islamic Golden Age and the Western European Renaissance. A modern revival of Classical Greek learning took place in the Neoclassicism movement in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and the Americas.
The legacy of Ancient Greece
European Renaissance
19th century Europe
The strong influence of Slavs and the Islamic Golden Age
The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.
Monotheistic
Democratic
Islamic
Polytheistic
Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.
Monotheism
Anarchy
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Which describes a time of great cultural growth, mainly taking place in Athens?
Bronze Age
Golden Age
Stone Age
Middle Ages
How did Greece's physical geography affect their ability to get resources?
More cities were inland making for easier travel
Islands made it easy to grow a variety of crops
The mountains allowed for easy cultivation of food
Scarcity of farmland pushed them to trade with each other
A century is _____ years.
5
10
100
1,000
A decade is ______ years.
5
10
100
1,000
A milennium is ______ years.
10
100
1,000
1,000,000
True or False: Athens & Sparta women were both educated, at least to some extent.
True
False
Identify the main idea of the following passage
The territory of Greece is mountainous; as a result, ancient Greece consisted of many smaller regions, each with its own dialect, cultural peculiarities, and identity. Regionalism and regional conflicts were a prominent feature of ancient Greece. Cities tended to be located in valleys between mountains or on coastal plains and dominated the countryside around them.
Greek geography
Regionalism
Ancient city-states
Valleys and mountains
Identify the main idea of the following paragraph
This instability was the context for the emergence of Greek city-states. Without a powerful, centralized state, smaller governing bodies created political order. One such type of governing body was the city-state or polis. Initially, the term polis referred to a fortified area or citadel which offered protection during times of war. Because of the relative safety these structures afforded, people flocked to them and set up communities and commercial centers. Over time, poleis—the plural of polis—became urban centers whose power and influence extended to the surrounding agricultural regions, which provided resources and paid taxes.
The birth of political order in Ancient Greece
The creation of city-states
The center of communities in Greece
Agriculture, resources and taxes
What is a peninsula
A piece of land
A body of land surrounded by 3 sides water
A body of land surrounded by 3 sides land
Not a real word.
Does have Greece have good land for farming?
Yes
No
Which is the largest island in Greece?
Italy
Crete
Argos
Peloponnesus
What geographical feature covers nearly 75% of Greece's mainland?
rivers
mountains
valleys
deserts
