Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?
Socrates
Whom did the Greeks worship as their chief god?
Zeus
True or False: Aristotle’s writing had no effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
False
Who was a great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding?
Sophocles
Who was a commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20?
Alexander the Great
True or False: The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings.
True
What Greek scientist is known as the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Which city of Alexander’s empire was in Egypt?
Alexandria
True or False: The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater.
False
What group of people rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong?
Sophists
True or False: Many Greeks visited an oracle to find out about the future.
True
Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about what?
The Trojan War
What was the time when Greek culture spread through the known world called?
The Hellenistic Era
Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round?
Eratosthenes
Who believed that happiness resulted from using reason?
Stoics
Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?
Plato
Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers?
Pythagoras
True or False: Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II.
True
Aristotle taught his students what?
The “golden mean.”
Aesop’s fables were a part of Greek what?
Oral Tradition