Name The Legacy
Which Greek governmental legacy began in the city of Athens?
Democracy
What are the two forms of theater that the Greeks invented?
Comedy and Tragedy
What sporting event did the Greeks have that we still have today?
The Olympics
What shape are the Greek theaters and the ones we have today?
Semicircles
What letter in the Greek alphabet is used to calculate circumferences of circles?
pi
Which Greek legacy did the Greeks build semicircle viewing areas?
Theater
All citizens in Athens could participate in government. Who were Athenian citizens?
All free men above the age of 18.
What are the three types of columns the Greeks used in buildings and temples?
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
Name three types of buildings were Greek architecture can be seen.
Government Buildings, Schools, Churches, Libraries and Museums
Hipparchus, a Greek astronomer, studied and named more than 850 ________.
stars
In which Greek legacy did the Greeks calculate important distances that would help future scientists?
Astronomy
What did the Greeks study to improve their medicine? (2 things)
Human Body and Plants
Ptolemy created a system of mapping that we still use today. What is it?
Latitude and Longitude
The Greeks were the first to identify the Earth as what?
Curved or Round
Name a sport that we still have that was apart of the Greek pentathlon games.
Footrace, discus throw, high jump, javelin throw, wrestling
Ptolemy, a famous Greek, traveled around the world and made achievements in which legacy?
Geography
What are two things the Greeks invented to help them with theater?
Special effects, and Revolving Scenery
Who wrote the 15,693 lined poem the Iliad, and the 12,110 lined poem the Odyssey?
Homer
What is a Greek architectural feature that is still used in many homes?
Porches
Hippocrates, created the ________ ______, in which doctors promise to preserve life and keep patients' information private.
Hippocratic Oath
Pediments and Friezes were some features in which Greek legacy?
Architecture
What are some grammatical concepts that English borrowed from Greek?
Punctuation, and Paragraphing
What government idea began in Greece that was NOT democratic government?
Citizens serving on juries
The Greek philosopher Aristotle was fascinated by living thing and we still use his __________ of living things
classification
How is Greek democracy different from the democracy we have today?
All Greek citizens could participate in the government, but today citizens elect leaders to debate on issues.