Vocabulary
True/False
Fill-in-the-Blank
Short Answer
100
What is the branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures?
geometry
100
Ancient Greek democracy was different from American democracy today because all Greek citizens voted on every issue.
True
100
The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet _______ and ________.
alpha, beta
100
Who was considered a citizen in Athens?
only native-born men
200
What is a measure of how far north or south a place on Earth is, measured from the equator?
latitude
200
The idea that the Earth moves around the Sun was first introduced in ancient Greece.
True
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/geographer
300
What is the study of living things; their structure, growth, and function?
biology
300
The Greek doctor Hippocrates thought that illnesses and accidents were punishments from the gods.
False-He believed that diseases had natural causes
300
Herodotus is called the "father of _____________" because of the written records he kept of the wars between Greeks and Persians.
history
300
What did Greek actors wear to show which character they were playing?
Masks
400
Today's doctors make a promise to be honest, to preserve life, and to keep information about their patients private. What is this called?
Hippocratic Oath
400
The philosopher Aristotle affected the modern study of plants and animals by organizing animals and plants into groups.
True
400
Pathagoras and Euclid studied the subject of ___________ and created theories about lines, circles, and squares.
math/geometry
400
What is one way that modern Olympics are like those of ancient Greece?
An athlete lights a flame and the pentathlon
500
What is 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?
longitude
500
The purpose of the first Olympic games was to reach the top of Mount Olympus.
False - to honor a Greek god
500
The _________________ has elements of Greek architecture, such as columns and pediments.
U.S. Capitol
500
Which famous ancient Greek would be most likely to say, "I see that you got sick after eating that meat."?
Hippocrates
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