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Humanities - Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the first civilization appear? | On the river banks. |
| What was the worlds first literary epic? | The Epic of Gilgamesh. |
| What were the three periods of the Stone Age divided into? | Paleolithic, Neolithic, Mesolithic |
| What is the importance of Hammurabi's law code? | It is a landmark because it was the first written law code. It is written on a stele. |
| What are the great inventions of the Ancient Sumerians? | Wheel, writing, plow, copper and bronze objects. |
| What are the important landmarks of the river valley civilizations? | Urban life, solar calendar, writing and record keeping, agriculture, trade, metallurgy, political institutions |
| What was the ruler of Egypt called? | Pharaoh. |
| What was the name of the most famous Egyptian female ruler. | Hatshepsut |
| Who was the favorite wife of Akenaton? | Nefertiti |
| What is the greatest architectural structure in Egypt? | Pyramids |
| What does the Venus of Willendorf symbolize? | Fertility |
| What does the word Hellenic mean? | Greek-like |
| Define the words classic and classical. | Classic - of lasting importance Classical - having a form used by standard authors |
| Who was the leading Athenian? | Pericles |
| Who was the great ruler who brought Greek culture as far as India. | Alexander the Great |
| Name the three Greek orders? | Doric, Ionic, Corinthian |
| Who wrote the most influential work in Western philosophy? What was it called? | Plato, The Republic |
| Who was the famous philosopher the was executed? | Socrates |
| Who was the Parthenon dedicated to? | Athena goddess of wisdom and war |
| What are the names of Ancient Greek landmarks? | Geometry, Philosophy, Drama, Olympics, alphabet, architecture, sculpture |
| Name the two Aegean civilizations dating before Ancient Greece. | Minoan, Mycenean |
| Where was the leaping bull fresco found? | Palace of Minos at Knossos |
| What are the following gods: Zeus, Apollo,Eros, Athena, Nike | Zeus - King of the gods,sky Apollo - Solar light, medicine, music Eros - Erotic love, desire Athena - Wisdom, war Nike - Victory |
| What is the city that replaced Athens as a cultural center? | Alexandria |
| What does Paleolithic mean? | Old Stone Age |
| What does the Epic of Gilgamesh involve? | The search for immortality. |
| What are the seven wonders of the ancient world? | 1. Great Pyramid at Giza 2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia 4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 6. The Colossus at Rhodes 7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria |
| What was the pyramid used for? | To bury the pharaoh. |
| Who were the earliest Greek society on Crete? | The Minoans |
| What is Polytheism? | The belief in many gods. |
| When did the first Olympics take place? | 776 B.C.E |
| What were the main hallmarks of the Greek legacy? | Humanism and Individualism |
| What was the Kritos Boy? | A famous sculpture the was the first to depict the human body in motion. |
| What was the earliest form of writing called? | Cuneiform |
| What does Acropolis mean? | High city |
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