Contributions of Greek Culture

Who was the blind man who composed epics (narrative poems)?

• Homer

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Which are the 6 elements in ALL things the Greeks conceived, built, danced, sang, or explained?

• beauty

• symmetry

• clarity

• balance

• proportion

Democracy origiated in which ancient culture?

• Athens

• Sparta

From what previous civilizations did the people in Italy get the ideas for humanism?

• Romans & Greeks

• Greeks & Egyptians

• Egyptians & Chinese

• Persians & Romans

Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with which ancient civilization?

• Egyptian

• Greek

• Roman

• Phoenician

Which ancient civilization established the basis for Western democracy?

• Phoenician

• Egyptian

• Sumerian

• Greek

Which ancient Greek philosopher is known for his method of questioning to gain truth?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

What is the architectural style characterized by columns and pediments, originating from ancient Greece?

• Gothic

• Baroque

• Doric

• Renaissance

Which Greek mathematician is known as the 'Father of Geometry'?

• Euclid

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Hippocrates

The ancient Greeks are credited with the creation of which type of government?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Theocracy