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Ancient Greece Terms 8.2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A (a)   is a legend or traditional story; often about gods and goddesses.

2.

a person who studies to gain wisdom in a particular field (a)  

Choose from the below words
philosopher
mathematician
writer
astronomer
3.

Greek poet & storyteller; author of The Iliad and The Odyssey. (a)  

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Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Homer
4.

Greek philosopher who devoted himself to the study of science (a)  

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Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Homer
5.

Greek philosopher who wrote books about government (a)  

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Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Homer
6.

Greek philosopher who encouraged his students to seek truth through human reason (a)  

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Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Homer
7.

a large, outdoor arena (a)  

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stadium
amphitheater
coliseum
racetrack
8.

A (a)   is a short story that teaches a lesson.

9.

goddesses who the Greeks believed presided over the arts and sciences; their father was Zeus, and their mother Mnemosyne (a)  

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Aesop
Archimedes
Euclid
Muses
10.

Greek mathematician; wrote the first known geometry book (a)  

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Aesop
Archimedes
Euclid
Muses
11.

Greek mathematician who advanced the lever and pulleys (a)  

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Aesop
Archimedes
Euclid
Muses
12.

Greek author who wrote fables (a)  

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Aesop
Archimedes
Euclid
Muses
13.

Greek mathematician who studied geometry and came up with an important theorem about the side lengths of triangles (a)  

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Pythagoras
Eratosthenes
Aristarchus
Hippocrates
14.

Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer (a)  

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Pythagoras
Eratosthenes
Aristarchus
Hippocrates
15.

Greek astronomer who believed that the earth revolved around the sun (a)  

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Pythagoras
Eratosthenes
Aristarchus
Hippocrates
16.

Greek physician; called the Father of Medicine (a)  

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Pythagoras
Eratosthenes
Aristarchus
Hippocrates
17.

A theorem is a carefully tested idea that has been proven to be (a)   .

18.

a frame with rows of movable beads used for calculating (a)  

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slide rule
calculator
protractor
abacus
19.

The (a)   Games were special festivals originally held in the city of Olympia in Greece to honor the gods; consist of athletic contests.

20.

The ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis; known for its many columns and optical illusions in its design.

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Olympic Stadium

d)

Colosseum