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100
The use of these structures were used in Greek architecture to make temples look balanced and stately and can be seen today at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
What are columns?
100
This style of government that we use in the United States today has roots in ancient Greece.
What is democracy?
100
The ancient Greeks developed this scientific field of study by identifying plants and naming their parts and learning about the anatomy of animals.
What is biology?
100
This study has origins in Ancient Greece and comes from Greek words that translate to "writing about the earth".
What is geography?
100
The word alphabet comes from these first two letters in the Greek alphabet.
What are alpha and beta?
100
Seen here, the lighting of the Olympic flame is still a tradition seen in modern Olympic Games today. The lighting during the first Olympics was lit on the altar of this God in order to honor him.
Who is Zeus?
200
These decorated bands from Greek architecture can be found in the building that houses the United States Supreme Court.
What are friezes?
200
Unlike ancient Greece that had a direct democracy, the United States has this type.
What is a representative democracy?
200
He is often called the "father of medicine".
Who is Hippocrates?
200
These horizontal and vertical lines on a map were designed by Ptolemy to record the specific locations of the thousands of places he listed in his book Geographia.
What is latitude and longitude?
200
Pythagoras and Euclid contributed to this branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures.
What is geometry?
200
The Greek Theaters in Los Angeles and Berkley, California are modeled after ancient Greek theaters in which they are built in this shape with rows of seats rising steeply from the stage.
What is a semicircle?
300
The word architecture comes from a Greek word meaning this.
What is "master builder"?
300
The practice of citizens serving on these began in ancient Greece and are still used in courtrooms today.
What are juries?
300
In this promise based on Hippocrates's established principles of medicine, today's doctors promise to be honest, to preserve life, and to keep information about their patients private.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
300
This concept in astronomy was first proposed by the ancient Greek named Aristarchus and challenged the Greek idea that humans were at the center of the universe.
What is that Earth revolves around the sun?
300
Ancient Greeks such as Homer, Thucydides, and this "father of history" developed historical writing in which they recorded events from the past.
Who is Herodotus?
300
Perhaps the greatest contributions to modern theater are Greek stories and these stage performances with live actors.
What are plays?
400
This triangular shape where roof lines connect was a common design in ancient Greek architecture and can be seen today on the United States Capitol building.
What is a pediment?
400
In ancient Athens, only native-born men were considered citizens. In the United States today, who are considered citizens?
What are all men and women born in the United States?
400
The way animals and plants are classified, or grouped, today reflect the work of this ancient Greek philosopher.
Who is Aristotle?
400
Astronomy comes from the Greek word for this.
What is star?
400
This ancient Greek from the city of Alexandria was the first woman to earn fame as a mathematician.
Who is Hypatia?
400
This Olympic event meaning "five contests" in Greek included the footrace, discus throw, long jump, javelin throw, and wrestling and is still remains today.
What is the pentathlon?
500
This design in Greek architecture features a covered line of columns creating a porch-like structure.
What is a stoa?
500
The word democracy translates to this meaning.
What is "rule by the people"?
500
For centuries, the Greeks believed that the gods controlled natural events like disease and healing. However, Hippocrates believed that diseases were a result of these.
What are natural causes?
500
This Greek scientist studied and named more than 850 stars and also determined how to estimate the distances from Earth to both the sun and the moon.
Who is Hipparchus?
500
The Greeks told these stories about their many gods and goddesses that have inspired writers throughout the ages.
What are myths?
500
The two types of Greek drama prevalent today included tragedy and this type, intended to make audiences laugh.
What is comedy?