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Humanities Quiz 2

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1 September 2022
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Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations arose in
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The Aegean Sea.
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The so-called "Heroic Age" refers to the era that produced
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The greek epics
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The word "Hellenic" means
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Greek
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The gods of ancient greece were
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thought to intervene in the lives of humans, anthropomorphic figures, and did not always hold to high moral standards.
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The word "Marathon" derives from
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news of a greek military victory over the persians
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The origins of Greek drama are probably found in
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religious celebrations particularly the god Dionysus.
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The name Herodotus is associated with the birth of
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historical record-keeping
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Naturalistic philosophy was advanced by the theories of
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Thales, Democritus, and Pythagoras
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Athens' Golden Age fowered shortly after the
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Persian Wars
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Alexander carried Hellenic culture as far east as
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India
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The thinkers who advanced the idea that reality lay in numerical proportion was
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Pythagoras
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In Golden Age Athens, democratic privileges were enjoyed
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by male landowners
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Aristotle's landmark contributions include all of the following except
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The invention of the dialectical method
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In the Republic, plato argues that _____ should govern.
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philosopher-kings
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Which of the following schools of thought was NOT developed in the Hellenistic Age?
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Sophism
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The two great epics of the greeks, the Iliad and the Odyssey feature
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the heroes of the Trojan War
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The unfree laborers in Sparta were called
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helots
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The olympic games were held in Athens
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every four years
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The parthenon is dedicated to
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Athena
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Which of the following orders is NOT a program of ancient greek architectural design?
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Hellenistic