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100
Which god were theater festivals held in honor of?
Dionysus
100
Which philosopher was executed for "corrupting the youth" of Athens?
Socrates
100
Who was Alexander the Great's father?
Philip II
100
Who was the father of scientific medicine?
Hippocrates
100
What is the name for a tight military formation in which soldiers stand shoulder to shoulder?
phalanx
200
Greek plays were typically one of three types: history, comedy, and ....
tragedy
200
Who was the tutor of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
200
What country did Alexander the Great come from?
Macedonia
200
Which Greek scientist believed that illness is caused by natural causes not evil spirits?
Hippocrates
200
Which god were the Olypics held to honor?
Zeus
300
What time period were tragedies set in? Past, present or future?
past
300
Who was the philosopher who founded "the Academy"?
Plato
300
Which of the followin was NOT a part of Alexander's empire: Egypt, Persia, China
China
300
Who was the Greek scientist known for writing books on geometry?
Euclid
300
True or False: Women in ancient Greece could watch the Olypics.
False
400
What time period were comedies usually set in? Past, present, or future?
present
400
What is the name of Plato's story about the difficult search for the truth?
The Allegory of the Cave
400
What was the name of the city at the center of Alexander's empire known for culture and learning (it had a huge library?
Alexandria, Egypt
400
Who was the early Greek scientis who encouraged learning by observing the world around you?
Thales
400
What is the name of the method of questioning and answering that Greek philosophers used to teach their students to examine their beliefs?
Socratic Method
500
Aristophanes was famous for writing what kind of plays?
tragedies
500
Which philosopher said "The unexamined life is not worth living"?
Socrates
500
What landmark in Alexandria, Egypt was one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
Lighthouse of Alexandria
500
What step in the scientific method is known as a "possible explanation"?
hypothesis
500
What was the name of Plato's book about the perfect state?
The Republic