How does the word "alphabet" relate to the Greek language?
"Alpha" and "Beta" are the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
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What is democracy?
rule by the people
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For centuries, the Greeks believed that _________ controlled natural events, including sickness and health.
Gods and goddesses
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Geometry comes from the Greek word that means _____________________.
"to measure land"
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Ptolemy was responsible for writing a book called "Geography". What was unique about the way he represented the Earth in his book?
For the first time, he represented the curved Earth on a flat surface.
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Explain how the English word telephone grew out of the Greek language.
Tele = Far Off
Phone = Sound
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What is one difference between modern democracy and ancient Greek democracy?
-women can vote now
-citizens elected representatives to make laws
-people from other countries can become citizens
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Medical students learned that ____________ was the center of the nervous system.
brain
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Euclid wrote a textbook which became the basis for the teaching of ____________ for more than 2000 years.
Geometry
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Hipparchus studied and named more than 850 stars and estimated the distance between the ___________ and ___________, along with the distance between the ___________ and ____________.
Earth to sun; Earth to moon
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This individual is known as the "father of history".
Herodotus
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Where did democracy begin?
Athens
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____________________ is often called the "Father of Modern Medicine".
Hippocrates
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Architectures comes from the Greek word for ______________.
Master Builder
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Aristarchus was the first person to suggest that __________________. This statement angered many people, but was eventually proven true.
The Earth revolves around the sun
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The Greeks created drama, including both ___________ and _____________.
tragedy, comedy
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The practice of having ___________serve on juries began in Greece.
citizens
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When graduating doctors take the Hippocratic Oath, they promise to________________, _______________ and _______________. (list one principle)
Preserve life, protect patient privacy, and be honest.
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Give an example of a building that uses Greek architecture.
government buildings, schools, churches, libraries, museums
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Aristotle divided all animals into two groups called ___________ and _________
Vertebrates (with backbones) and invertebrates (without backbones)
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The History of the Peloponnesian War was between what two city-states?
Athens and Sparta
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Why were Athenians proud of their government?
because they could control their own destiny
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Why couldn't early Greek medical students cut open human bodies to study how they worked?
Early Greeks believed that cutting people open would offend the gods.
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The __________________ is a triangular shape in architecture where roof lines come together
pediment
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Aristotle divided all plants into three categories: ___________, _____________ and _____________