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Antiquity

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was a Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria.

a)

Eratosthenes

b)

Callimachus

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

2.

This is a device for measuring time intervals in the form of a cylindrical vessel with a flowing stream of water.

a)

А sandglass

b)

A water clock or clepsydra

c)

А stick incense clocks

d)

A mechanical watch

3.

This theorem is a fundamental element of number theory. It states that for any finite list of primes, there is a prime that is not included in this list (that is, there are infinitely many primes).

a)

Pythagorean theorem

b)

Euclid's theorem

c)

Archimedean property

d)

Apollonius's theorem

4.

One of the most used gadgets in the modern world was first invented by the famous Greek philosopher Plato. Name it.

a)

A telephone

b)

A thermometer

c)

An alarm clock

d)

An odometer

5.

What fasteners were made from plant thorns and fish bones?

a)

Winch

b)

Rope

c)

Nail

d)

Compass

6.

What is the oldest musical instrument in Germany?

a)

Violin

b)

Flute

c)

  Cymbals

d)

Harp

7.

Where and when did iron coins originate?

a)

300-700 BC in Egypt

b)

600-700 BC in Germany

c)

600-700 BC in Greece

d)

400-500 BC in Mesopotamia

8.

What was used to convey information in Mesopotamia?

a)

Books

b)

Console

c)

Letter

d)

Wampum

9.

The mechanism that was used in ancient times to simulate the movement of planets and was a computing device capable of determining the coordinates of celestial bodies with high accuracy.

a)

antikythera device

b)

odometer

c)

winch

d)

aeolipile

10.

Who created the first screw pump?

a)

Heron

b)

Archimedes

c)

Vitruvius Pollio

d)

Chersiphron

11.

Who are the founding fathers of mathematics in ancient Greece?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Socrates

c)

Pifagor

d)

Plato