1 Heinrich Schliemann was a German businessman and a pioneer in the field of archaeology, studying the Greek culture among other areas of ancient history.

True
False

2
Athens, Greece was the birthplace of a new political system called

Democracy

Socialism

Communism

Government

3
Historians believe that the Mycenaeans were perfectly united politically.

True
False

4
The Greeks explained many of the workings of nature as actions of the gods. For example, a lightning flash meant that the sky god Zeus was angrily hurling these:

Rain Drops

Thunder

Lighting

Thunderbolts

5
Apollo is the Greek god of ?

wisdom.

love and beauty.

music and poetry.

commerce and travel.

6
Today we use the word science to mean the organized study of the universe and the laws of nature. The Greeks used a different word. They called it philosophy. What does philosophy mean, literally?

love of wisdom

laws of nature,

place in the world

study of the universe

7

The philosopher Socrates taught his students to question tradition and challenged them to look closely at all of their thoughts and actions.

True
False

8

A brilliant writer, Plato followed Socrates and created a school based on the former's teaching. Each lesson takes the form of an imagined or remembered conversation between Socrates and his students. The most famous, the Republic, examines what?

astronomy

society

democracy

different forms of government in order to determine which is best

9

Socrates had educated Plato, and Plato, in turn, schooled a brilliant young man who became the leading philosopher of ancient Greece. His name was Aristotle. When Aristotle's school the Lyceum wanted to study animals, this practice was used:

had his students collect the information

observed from a distance

had gamekeepers put tags on wild animals so he could follow their movements

read all the available text

10
By 150 the Hellenistic world was in decline. The separate kingdoms could not sustain their strength, especially in the face of a new power, that of Rome.

True
False

11
Rome began as a small village on the narrow, boot-shaped piece of land we now call:

France

Italy

Spain

Greece

12
To the north of Rome, the rugged Alps offered protection from invaders. Also to the north, the Po River valley provided rich farmland.

True
False?

13
What is the climate of Rome?

sunny summers and mild winters

grey and rainy, like London

harsh winters

windy all the time

14
A much-loved Roman myth linked the city’s origin to Romulus and Remus, who were said to be twin sons of Mars, the Roman god of war.

True
False

15
A republic is a government in which?

all can vote.

only select citizens can vote.

leaders are elected by committee.

citizens elect their leaders.