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A person who studies preserved musical instruments, cave paintings, and writings on stone tablets to learn about the music of ancient cultures.

Who is an ethnomusicologist?

100
These religious songs were created by ancient Hebrews.
What are psalms?
100
According to the ancient Greeks, musical instruments should be respected because they were invented by these.
What are gods?
100
This society viewed music primarily as entertainment .
Who are the Romans?
100
This ancient Greek scholar discovered perfect intervals.
Who is Pythagoras?
200

The first instrument used by prehistoric men and women to recreate sounds of nature.

What is the human voice?

200
This rattle was used in ancient Egyptian music.
What is a sistrum?
200
According to Greek mythology, the gods created music for this reason.
What is to make the organization of the universe understandable?
200
True or False: When the Romans conquered ancient Greece, they assimilated Greek music and instruments into their culture and shared the same philosophies regarding the effect music had on the morality of citizens and music education.
What is false?
200
This modern day instrument descended from the kithara.
What is the guitar?
300
This instrument was the oldest playable musical instrument found by archaeologists in China.
What are flutes?
300
This instrument made from a ram’s horn was invented by the ancient Hebrews.
What is a shofar?
300
This idea is the belief that music can directly influence a person’s behavior.
What is the Doctrine of Ethos?
300
The Roman military used this to communicate battle orders.
What are brass instruments such as horns?
300
This modern day instrument descended from the aulos.
What is the oboe?
400

These were the first instruments made from wood and animal skins.

What are drums?

400
This musical scale used in ancient China contains five notes.
What is the pentatonic scale?
400
Pythagoras studied these in his most famous musical experiment.
What are the acoustics of strings?
400
Music was still a part of these Roman events even after Roman musical traditions were suppressed because of their supposed connection with pagan rituals.
What are Roman theater, feasts, and gladiator games?
400
This ancient Greek philosopher believed and proposed the idea that music should be a part of the education of young citizens.
Who is Plato?
500
This influenced the musical sounds first created by prehistoric people.
What is the environment that surrounded the prehistoric people or sounds of nature?
500
This organization has allowed thousands of years of Chinese music to survive.
What is the Imperial Music Bureau?
500
This term was used by the Ancient Greeks to describe sounds made by the planets as they move in orbit and influence events on earth.
What is Music of the Spheres?
500
This modern day instrument descended from the hydraulis.
What is the pipe organ?
500
This ancient Greek philosopher proposed "cartharsis," the idea that listening to certain types of music could expel negative feelings from the body.
Who is Aristotle?