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Social Studies Unit5
Social Studies Unit 5 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Taught that absolute right and wrong did exist. | Socrates |
| What was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world? | The lighthouse of Alexandria |
| He was the chief god of the Greeks. | Zeus |
| Taught that happiness, the goal of life, came from spending time with friends. | Epicurus |
| He wrote plays that poked fun at politicians and encouraged the audience to think. | Aristophenes |
| He tried to warn the Athenians that Philip II was a threat to them. | Demosthenes |
| Who built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself. | Alexander the Great |
| Who is "the father of history"? | Herodotus |
| Studied how points, lines, angles, and planes relate to one another. | Euclid |
| Was a dramatist who questioned traditional thinking about war. | Euripides |
| Who wrote the Odyssey? | Homer |
| What did Aristotle teach his students to follow? | The golden mean |
| Movies and plays would be modern examples of... | Drama |
| Philip II defeated the Greeks at the Battle of... | Chaeronea |
| What are some examples that the Hellenistic Era produced. | New Greek cities, military settlements, and added government officials |
| Who was sentenced to death for his teachings? | Socrates |
| Where is the library that attracted scholars from all over the world? | Alexandria |
| What did the astronomer Aristarchus teach about the sun? | The sun was the center of the universe |
| Whose armies conquered the land as far east as modern Pakistan? | Alexander the Great |
| Believed that the human mind could understand everything. | Philosophers |
| Alexander's empire extended to which river in the east? | The Indus River |
| Which body of water bordered Alexandria's empire on the west? | Mediterranean Sea |
| Which city of Alexander's empire was in Egypt? | Alexandria |