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WorksheetsGreek Contributions to Modern Society
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is known for his contributions to logic and biology?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Descartes
What method did the Greeks contribute to science?
Hypothetical method
Empirical method
Scientific method
Intuitive method
Who was Safo?
A poet from the island of Lesbos.
A famous philosopher from Athens.
A warrior in the Trojan War.
A playwright from ancient Rome.
Name a famous Greek thinker known for his method of questioning.
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Heraclitus
Who was Aspasia?
A teacher and advisor in Athens.
A famous philosopher from Rome.
A poet in ancient Greece.
A military leader in Sparta.
Who is known for the theory of forms?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Descartes
What is the Greek contribution to democracy?
People voting.
Establishing a monarchy.
Creating a written constitution.
Developing a system of checks and balances.
Who is known as the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
Galileo Galilei
Charles Darwin
Sigmund Freud
What aspects of Greek culture did Byzantium continue?
Greek language, Greek books and science, Christian theology influenced by Greek thinking.
Roman architecture and engineering techniques.
Latin literature and philosophy.
Celtic mythology and traditions.
What is the Greek contribution to philosophy?
Thinking with logic.
Rhetoric and persuasion.
Mysticism and spirituality.
Empirical observation.
What did Rome adopt from Greek culture?
Greek gods (with changed names), Greek architecture (columns, temples), Greek education and philosophy.
Roman gods and mythology
Latin language and literature
Roman engineering and military tactics
What are two areas of art that the Greeks influenced?
Art and architecture.
Music and dance.
Literature and poetry.
Sculpture and photography.
Who was Hipatia?
A philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer in Alexandria.
A famous Roman general.
An ancient Egyptian queen.
A renowned poet from Greece.
What did the Renaissance rediscover about Greece?
Artists studied Greek sculpture, scientists followed Greek logic and method, schools used Greek philosophy again.
Renaissance artists focused solely on religious themes and ignored classical influences.
Greek literature was deemed irrelevant during the Renaissance period.
The Renaissance rejected all forms of Greek art and philosophy.
Who is famous for the Pythagorean theorem?
Euclid
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
