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WorksheetsChpt. 8
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Oral Tradition
the custom of passing along stories by speech
a long poem about heroic deeds
a short tale that teaches a lesson
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
This is an example of
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Oracle
a place where a priest or priestess could tell the future
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
a long poem about heroic deeds
the custom of passing along stories by speech
a short tale that teaches a lesson
The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripedes, and
Aristophanes
Homer
Sophocles
Aesop
Myth
the custom of passing along stories by speech
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
a short tale that teaches a lesson
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
a long poem about heroic deeds
What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?
comedy and tragedy
myth and fable
epic and tragedy
comedy and myth
This is an example of
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Through mythology, the Greeks expressed their
religious beliefs
love of poetry
love of sport
political beliefs
Epic
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
a long poem about heroic deeds
the custom of passing along stories by speech
a short tale that teaches a lesson
This is an example of
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad
Aesop
Odysseus
Croesus
Homer
Fable
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
a long poem about heroic deeds
the custom of passing along stories by speech
a short tale that teaches a lesson
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
Plato
thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic
an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
a traveling professional teacher
student of Socrates who wrote the Republic
Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was...
writing
drama
philosophy
giving lectures
Sophist
thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic
an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
a traveling professional teacher
student of Socrates who wrote the Republic
Philosophers
thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic
an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
a traveling professional teacher
student of Socrates who wrote the Republic
Socratic Method
thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic
an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
a traveling professional teacher
student of Socrates who wrote the Republic
This philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers
Aristotle
Plato
Herodotus
Pythagoras
Thucydides
thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic
an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
a traveling professional teacher
student of Socrates who wrote the Republic
After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, who wrote the book Politics?
Thucydides
Herodotus
Aristotle
Plato
The word philosophy means
"love of history"
"love of science"
"love of mathematics"
"love of wisdom"
Philip II
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Founded by Alexander in Egypt
After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because his
children did not like war
generals fought one another
army was sick with plague
wife gave away the throne
In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in what language?
Macedonian
Egyptian
Persian
Greek
Alexander and his army of 40,000 Greek and Macedonian soldiers defeated the Persians in the Battle of
Syria
Alexandria
Granicus
Athens
Alexandria
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Founded by Alexander in Egypt
Which public speaker said that the Macedonian king Philip II was considered a threat to Greek freedom?
Plato
Aristotle
Demothenes
Thucydides
Alexander the Great
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Founded by Alexander in Egypt
legacy
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Founded by Alexander in Egypt
Alexander's main enemy, the king of the Persians, was
Philip II
Darius III
Homer
Issus
Hellenistic Era
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Founded by Alexander in Egypt
Epicureanism
the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round
happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion
the distance around the Earth
mathematics that deals with 3D objects
happiness is the freedom from fear and pain
Hellenistic kings wanted which city to serve as a model for all other cities?
Rhodes
Alexandria
Zeno
Athens
Eratosthenes
the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round
happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion
the distance around the Earth
mathematics that deals with 3D objects
happiness is the freedom from fear and pain
Solid Geometry
the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round
happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion
the distance around the Earth
mathematics that deals with 3D objects
mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles
Plane geometry
happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion
the distance around the Earth
mathematics that deals with 3D objects
happiness is the freedom from fear and pain
mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles
Circumference
the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round
happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion
the distance around the Earth
mathematics that deals with 3D objects
happiness is the freedom from fear and pain
Stoicism
the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round
happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion
the distance around the Earth
mathematics that deals with 3D objects
happiness is the freedom from fear and pain
The Greek scientist who states that the sun is the center of the solar system and that the Earth revolves around it
Euclid
Aristarchus
Epicurus
Hypatia
Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its
exciting architecture
grand art museums
vast library
famous theaters
Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?
Archimedes
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Homer's epic, the Iliad, is about
the Trojan War
Gilgamesh
the oracle at Delphi
Alexander the Great
Aesop's fables were part of Greek
architecture
temples
oral tradition
politics
How far east did Alexander lead his armies?
to Persia
to India
to Syria
to Mesopotamia
Aristotle taught his students the
golden mean
Golden Fleece
silver rule
golden way
Which city of Alexander's empire was in Egypt?
Alexandria
Athens
Persepolis
Susa
