Greek Study Quiz

This building was considered the best in Greek architecture and sat on the acropolis in Athens. 

The sporting event which began in Ancient Greece stills occurs around the world today. 

This famous Greek is known to be the father of medicine and doctors today take an oath that bears his name. 

The politics and government of Ancient Greece had a huge impact on the formation of which of the following country’s government. 

The period when Greek ideas were spread throughout the known world in this age.

This famous Greek is known for being the student of Socrates and he fled Athens when Socrates was executed.  He spent more time looking for the definition of “good” than making sure people were being good.  He is known for saying “You should not honor men more than truth” and “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”  He did not believe that democracy was the best kind of government.  He believed that reason and philosophy should rule lives and not emotion.  He believed that if humans applied reason, they could create a perfect world. 

This famous Greek is known for his military leadership skills.  He was the son of King Phillip the 2nd from Macedonia and was sent to Athens as a child to be taught by Aristotle.  It was said that he was intelligent, strong, and handsome.  He helped his father conquer all of Greece, became king at age 20, and set off on an 11-year campaign to conquer more territories for his empire.  He died at age 33 having conquered more land, ruling more people, and collecting more wealth than anyone else ever had.  He is also famous for never losing a battle. 

This famous Greek is known for his work in philosophy and teaching by asking questions that would lead people to come to a conclusion and/or make a new realization about their life. This method of teaching is named after him and is still used by teachers today. He mostly taught in the marketplace and was not paid for his work. He was the first to study ethics and wanted people to choose goodness and live rightly every day.  He was arrested for corrupting the youth of Athens because many believed he taught youth to be disrespectful to their elders and turned them away from their gods.  He was arrested, found guilty, and forced to drink poison to end his life. 

This famous Greek is known for starting his own school called the Lyceum.  This school became a model for a modern university.   He loved to study animals and insects and helped develop modern science through his theories and observations.  He was Plato’s student and wrote more than 170 books on astronomy, physics, politics, art, and other subjects.  He believed that the main goal in life was to find happiness and said, “Happiness depends on ourselves.” He valued men above women and believed that the rich were more worthy than the poor. 

Government by the people. Most popular in Athens. 

Aristocracy 

Greek men who studied truth and knowledge. They searched for beauty and order and tried to find natural laws to explain actions in the world. They searched for beauty and order and tried to find natural laws to explain actions in the world. 

Traditional stories may include gods & goddesses and often try to explain events in nature or teach lessons. 

Polis 

A teaching method using a series of questions to lead a person step-by-step to reach a conclusion.