Famous Greeks
Socrates was a very respected scholar and teacher in ancient Greece. How did he die?
He was sentenced by lawmakers to drink poison.
Where are the monasteries called the Meteoras of Greece located?
on top of high rocks
The Great thinkers of the Golden Age of Greece, philosophers, scientists and mathematicians, often had students who themselves became teachers. Who was a student of Plato who became a teacher to Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Styles of Greek architecture and building design can still be seen today in its three types of _____.
columns
Remembered for his pursuit of knowledge and teaching, Socrates was a famous and influential Greek _____.
philosopher
The famous Greek plays held in outdoor amphitheaters were either comedies, or _____.
tragedies
What famous Greek is called the "father of medicine for his physician's code of conduct?
A) Aesop
B) Hippocrates
C) Pythagoras
D) Euclid
B) Hippocrates
Since all the male citizens voted on every law, what kind of government was present in Athens?
A) direct democracy
B) republic
C) monarchy
D) representative democracy
This man ruled Athens for 30 years and made it a world famous center of learning, art and culture.
A) Aristotle
B) Socrates
C) Pericles
D) Archimedes
C) Pericles
The Peloponnesian War brought the end of the Golden Age of Greece when Sparta and the other city-states defeated Athens. Which of the following reasons was not a cause of the war?
A) jealousy
B) border disputes
C) high taxes
D) rivalry
B) border disputes