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Ch.31 Greek Legacy
History Alive! The Ancient World ©2004 TCI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the first two letters of the Greek alphabet? | alpha and beta |
| What is the Greek word for "far off"? | tel |
| What is the Greek word for "voice"? | phone |
| What aspects of the English writing system come from the Greek language? | grammar, punctuation, paragraphing |
| What are the two forms of drama that the Greeks invented? | tragedy and comedy |
| Who was the "father of history"? | Herodotus |
| Who wrote the history of the wars between Athens and Sparta? | Thucydides |
| What are two aspects of American government that came from Greece? | democracy and citizen jurors |
| Who made laws in ancient Greece? | all citizens |
| Who makes laws in modern America? | elected representatives |
| Who were citizens in ancient Greece? | native-born men |
| Which citizens of modern America would not be considered citizens in ancient Greece? | women and people from other countries |
| How did early Greeks think that illnesses and accidents were caused? | punishments sent by the gods and goddesses |
| Who was the "father of modern medicine"? | Hippocrates |
| How did Hippocrates believe that illnesses were caused? | by natural causes |
| What did Hippocrates teach his students to do? | carefully observe their patients and record their observations |
| What is the Hippocratic oath? | to promise to be honest, to preserve life, and to keep patient information private |
| Why was the early Greeks' understanding of the human body limited? | because cutting the body to look inside was considered offensive to the gods |
| What did the later Greeks learn about the heart? | it's a pump that sends blood throughout the body |
| What did the later Greeks learn about the brain? | it's the center of the nervous system |
| What does the Greek word "geometry" mean? | to measure land |
| What is the Pythagorean Theorem (in equation form)? | a² + b² = c² |
| What is the Pythagorean Theorem (in written form)? | in a right triangle, the square of the hypothenuse is the sum of the squares of the legs |
| What are two ways that ancient Greeks used geometry? | for farming and for laying out a city |
| Whose textbook became the model for teaching geometry? | Euclid |
| Who was the first woman to earn fame as a mathemetician? | Hypatia |
| What does the Greek word "astronomy" mean? | the study of stars |
| Who was the first person to suggest that Earth moves around the sun? | Aristarchus |
| Who is called the greatest astronomer of the ancient world? | Hipparchus |
| What did Hipparchus' theories allow later scientists to do? | to accurately predict lunar eclipses |
| What's the entymology of the word "geography" | Greek for "writing about the Earth" |
| What system did the Greeks develop to describe locations on Earth? | longitude and latitude |
| Who wrote a book called Geography that listed over 8,000 places? | Ptolemy |
| What was Ptolemy's contribution to map-making? | how to represent the curved Earth on a flat surface |
| How did the Greeks learn about the anatomy of the human body? | By studying animal anatomy |
| What use of plants did the Greeks discover? | as medicines |
| Who developed a early classification system for animals and plants? | Aristotle |
| What were the two major animal groups identified by Aristotle? | those with backbones and those without |
| What's the origin of the word "architecture"? | Greek for "master builder" |
| What is a pediment? | triangular shapes where roof lines come together |
| What are friezes? | bands of decoration around the top of a building |
| What is a stoa? | a covered line of columns |
| What's the origin of the word "theater"? | Greek for "a viewing place" |
| How were Greek theaters shaped? | semi-circular |
| How were seats in Greek theaters arranged? | in rows that rose steeply from the stage |
| What are two special theatrical effects that the Greeks developed? | hoists for flying and revolving scenery |
| What was the greatest Greek contribution to the theater? | stories and plays |
| When were the first Olympics held? | 776 B.C.E. |
| What were two activities at the ancient Greek Olympic opening ceremonies? | lighting a fire on the altar of Zeus and sacrifice of an animal |
| What is the entymology of the word "pentathlon" | five contests |
| What contests were included in the Greek pentathlon? | footrace, discus throw, long jump, javelin throw, and wrestling |
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