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Who was the famous Greek teacher that instructed Alexander the Great?
A
Socrates
B
Plato
C
Aristotle
D
none of the above
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Who was the famous Greek teacher that instructed Alexander the Great?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
none of the above
Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Philip II was assassinated?
Alexander
Darius II
Philip III
Archimedes
Which school of Greek thought believed that people should take what life brings with dignity and reason?
Epicureanism
Philosophy
Greek Mythology
Stoicism
Which of the following was the name of the Greek soldier that runs from Marathon to Athens (26.2 miles) and carries the message of victory over the Persians?
Socrates
Pericles
Pheidippides
Plato
Which of the following statements about the geography of Greece and its effect on the people is true?
The mountains caused the Greeks to be somewhat isolated from each other
The isolated location of Greece from the ancient world meant that they did not trade with other civilizations.
The vast expanses of land was good for farming
all of the above are true.
Which of the following series of events is in the correct chronological (time) order?
Peloponnesian war, Greek Golden Age, Persian wars
Persian wars, Peloponnesian war, Greek Golden Age
Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
Persian wars, Greek Golden Age, Peloponnesian war
Which of the following is true of Alexander the Great?
He is very cruel to the people he conquers.
He rules over his extensive empire for three decades until his death
When he is younger he studies under Aristotle.
He is Greek by birth and is a lover of Greek philosophy
Which of the following is true of a sophist?
Taught for students free.
They believed in searching for universal truth
Were skilled debaters.
Believed that ethical standards for living were important
Which of the following is an able leader of Athens that helps bring about democracy?
Themistocles
Pheidippides
Socrates
Pericles
Which of the following Greek inventors is responsible for developing the pulley and the lever?
Euclid
Hippocrates
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Which famous battle, depicted in the movie 300 pitted the Spartans (Greeks) vs. the Persians?
Thebes
Thermopylae
Marathon
Salamis
What were the two main city states of Ancient Greece?
Thebes and Argos
Roma and Alexandria
Corinth and Olympia
Sparta and Athens
What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Sparta?
War and fighting
Food and celebration
Music and literature
Painting and sculpture
What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Athens?
Power and Conquest
War and fighting
Athletics and competition
Art and Education
What toy was invented by the Greeks that many children still play with today?
Yo-yo
Slinky
Kites
Marbles
What major civilization that came soon after the Greeks was greatly influenced by the Greek culture?
Persians
Romans
Egyptians
Assyrians
This pair of people were some of the first historians in Ancient Greece
Thucydides and Aristophanes
Thucydides and Herodotus
Thucydides and Sophocles
Pericles and Socrates
The city-state of Sparta was characterized by
dependence upon the sea.
democratic institutions.
an emphasis on temple worship.
an emphasis on warfare.
Spartan society revolved around training for war because
Spartans believed they could not achieve immortality without proving their bravery in battle.
warfare was their favorite activity.
Spartans feared slave rebellions.
Spartans wanted to dominate the entire Mediterranean world.
Most of what we know about Socrates comes from the writing of
Plato
Socrates himself
Hippocrates
Pericles