Ancient Greece - Questions

  • Chapter 4. Sections 4 & 5 – Questions. – Important Cultural Aspects of Greece

    Directions: Answers must be completed on a separate sheet of paper in sentence form with good detail.

    Greek Art & Sculpture:

    1.      Describe in detail the classical style? In which Greek art forms were these forms reflected? Pg 132

    2.      Early  Greek _______ carved figures in _______ poses.

    3.      Describe in detail and give examples of the new style that later sculptors developed.

    4.      The only Greek painting to survive are on _______.

    Greek Literature:

    5.      Name the great writers of tragedy. List one important contribution each one of them made in Greek

           society

    6.    List and describe three basic features of Greek Drama.

    Greek History:

    7.  What does the word history mean?

     

    8.      Describe who Herodotus and Thucydides were and what they did.

     

    9.      Why do you think avoiding bias in history was important to both Herodotus and Thucydides?

    Alexandria Egypt:

    10.  List the types of facilities in Alexandria. Describe the library.

    Greek Math & Science:

    11.  What formula did Pythagorus develop?

     

    12.  What book did Euclid write? What did the book become the basis for?

     

    13.  Who was Aristarchus? What did he argue? Define Heliocentric.

     

    14.  What did Eratosthenes show?

     

    15.   List one thing that Archimedes is known for. 

     

    Greek Medicine:

    16.  Who was Hippocrates and what did he do? What is the Hippocratic Oath?

           What impact do you think the Hippocratic Oath has on the medical community today?

            Explain your answer.