The branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures.
What is geometry
100
Ancient Greek democracy was different from American democracy today because all citizens voted on every issue.
True
100
The word ______________ comes from the first two letters of the Greek alaphabet _______ and ________.
alphabet, alpha, beta
100
This method of determining a person's guilt or innocence came from the ancient Greeks.
juries of citizens
200
A measure of how far north or south a place on Earth is measured from the equator.
What is latitude
200
The idea that the moon seems to change shapes was first introduced in ancient Greece.
False - the idea that the Earth moves around the Sun
200
The two kinds of Greek drama are ___________ and _________.
comedy, tragedy
200
An individual in this profession would use lines of latitude and longitude.
a mapmaker
300
The study of living things; their structure, growth, and function.
What is biology
300
Greek scientists made their most important discoveries by observing and asking questions.
True
300
Herodotus is called the "father of _____________" because of the written records he kept of major events.
history
300
In what way are theaters today are like the ones in ancient Greece?
The rows rise so people can see and hear.
400
Based on the principles established by "the father of medicine," today's doctors make a promise to be honest, to preserve life, and to keep information about their patients private.
What is the Hippocratic Oath
400
The philosopher Aristotle affected the modern study of plants and animals by inventing a machine for measuring growth.
False - He created a system to divide them into groups.
400
Pathagoras and Euclid studied the subject of ___________ and created theories about lines, circles, and squares.
math
400
What is one way that modern Olympics are like those of ancient Greece?
An athlete lights a flame.
500
A measure of how far east or west a place on Earth is from an imaginary line that runs between the North and South poles.
What is longitude
500
The purpose of the first Olympic games was to reach the top of Mount Olympus.
False - to honor a Greek god
500
Modern examples of the influence of Ancient Greek ________________ can be seen in buildings such as the Lincoln Memorial.
architecture
500
Which famous ancient Greek would be most likely to say, "I see that you got sick after eating that meat."