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Greek quiz
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Greece was subdivided into many___________. | City states |
| Greece is a ___________. | Peninsula |
| Where is Greece located? | Southern Europe |
| The _________ Sea is in the South. | Mediterranean |
| City life was centered on the ________, or marketplace. | Agora |
| What is the Greek word for city state? | Polis |
| Greek life and culture was shaped by their ___________. | Geography |
| Who were master shipbuilders and sailors? | Greeks |
| What was the fortress that stood at the top of a high hill called? | Acropolis |
| The most famous Greek city state was ________. | Athens |
| Early Athens was governed by an __________. | Oligarchy |
| What was a small group of rich landowners called? | Aristocrats |
| Greece has lots of ________. | Mountains |
| The Greeks traveled by __________. | Water |
| Early Athens were governed by an _________. | Oligarchy |
| A small group of rich landowners were called ____________. | Aristocrats |
| Oligarchy means "___________". | Rule of a few |
| A leader who holds political power through the use of force. | Tyrant |
| A form of government where the people rule themselves. | Democracy |
| Cleisthenes was called the _______________. | Father of democracy |
| A collection of literature is called _______________. | Greek Mythology |
| Writer of the Iliad and the Odyssey. | Homer |
| A short story that teaches the reader about life lessons is what? | Fable |
| Who was known for his fables? | Aesop |
| Philosophers were known as what? | Lovers of wisdom |
| How did Socrates teach? | Asking questions |
| Socrates method of learning is called _____________. | Socratic method |
| What punishment did the people of Athens give to Socrates after he was put to trial? | Death |
| Who was the student of Socrates? | Plato |
| What was the name of the school Plato created? | The Academy |
| Plato's most famous book is called ______ _______. | The Republic |
| Who was the student of Plato? | Aristotle |
| Which of the three teachers were the most famous? | Aristotle |
| What was the word used by Aristotle that meant that extremes were bad and one should stay in the middle? | Golden Mean |
| What is the study of the visible world in order to make sense of it? | Empiricism |
| Who was the god of the Sea? | Poseidon |
| Who was the god of war? | Ares |
| Who was the god of wisdom? | Athena |
| Who was the god of the sky? | Zeus |
| Who was the god of the Underworld? | Hades |
| Who created the worlds first democracy? | Athens |
| Herodotus was called the__________. | Father of history |
| Who was known for his writings on how doctors should behave? | Hippocrates |
| Who is known for empiricism? | Aristotle |
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