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Ancient Greece
Official Study Guide for Ancient Greece Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a common architectural feature seen in many buildings today that originated in ancient Greece? | Columns |
| Athens was the first city-state to establish what type of government? | Direct Democracy |
| Herodotus is a Greek known for his contribution of | Being the first to record history |
| Why was Athenian democracy a huge difference from other city-states' governments. | The citizens of Athens could have a say (vote) |
| Which one of these choices would be an example of a Greek legacy? | An actor on a stage performing |
| Brunswick City Schools wants to build a huge new middle school, based on direct democracy what is the first thing that needs to happen to allow this building to actually be built? | The majority of citizens of Brunswick need to ok the funding (money) for the building |
| Which of the following is a key feature of the democratic system that originated in ancient Athens? | Rule by citizens who vote |
| If you happened to walk across a park and see a statue of Theodore Roosevelt what Greek legacy would you be looking at? | A form of art that involves life-like/ realistic details |
| What was Archimedes known for? | Invented the pulley and lever to lift heavy objects |
| What was Socrates known for? | Developed his own style of teaching and was put to death for it |
| What legacy is Pythagoras known for? | Developed a formula to find the distances of a right triangle (A2 +B2 = C2) |
| Ancient Greek thinkers made significant contributions to the field of science. Which field of study was significantly advanced by Euclid? | Mathematics (specifically geometry) |
| Following the Minoan civilization, which mainland Greek civilization became prominent and is known for its warrior culture? | Mycenaean civilization |
| What legacy is Hippocrates known for? | Developed a medical oath that is still said today |
| Ancient Greece was characterized by many independent city-states. What geographical feature of Greece contributed most to this development? | High mountains and scattered islands |
| What was the city-state of Athens' culture known for? | Education and Knowledge |
| What was the city-state of Sparta's culture known for? | War and their soldiers |
| Which water way is not a part of the geography of Greece | Baltic Sea |
| 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. |
| According to Professor Hansen within Reading Like A Historian, how was ancient Athens more democratic than our democracies today? | The Athenians allowed every citizen to have a direct say within the government |
| If you gathered up the extremely wealthy citizens of society and let them control what happens politically, what type of government would that be? | Oligarchy |