Unit 6 lesson 3 greek thinkers, artists, and writers all day long and in all places i am always fastening upon you, stirring you and persuading you and reproaching you. you will not easily find another like me. use the passage to answer the question. 1. in the passage, what greek philosopher describes his own method of seeking wisdom? (1 point) •socrates •plato •aristotle all goes wrong when, starved for lack of anything good in their own lives, men turn to public affairs hoping to snatch from thence the happiness they hunger for. they set about fighting for power and this . . conflict ruins them and their country. the life of true philosophy is the only one that looks down upon offices of state. —plato, the republic use the passage to answer the question. 2. based on this passage, with which of the following statements would plato agree? (1 point) •citizens are the best judges of who should rule over them. •people who seek public office cannot be trusted to act for the common good. •power is best left in the hands of the aristocracy because they know how to use it. 3. which best describes the ideal from plato’s the republic that inspired future western governments? (1 point) •a state that regulates every aspect of citizens’ lives in their best interests •a government headed by pairs of philosopher-kings advised by elected citizen councils 4. which best describes how cleisthenes’s reforms in athens set important precedents for later governments? (1 point) •he granted full citizenship to athens’ resident foreign merchants. •he organized the legislature to serve to the interests of the aristocracy. •he widened the part played by ordinary citizens in athens’ government. 5. how was euclid’s work influential? (1 point) •the book he wrote became the foundation for modern geometry. •the ethical ideas he introduced set clear standards for later medical practice. •his invention of the screw to lift water to a higher level is still used in irrigation. 6. which ancient greek idea is still used today to describe the relationship between the sides of a right triangle? (1 point) •euclid’s geometry in the elements •the hippocratic oath •the pythagorean theorem 7. how does the parthenon reflect balance and order in its architecture? (1 point) •it is based on a rectangle and has tall columns leading to a gently sloping roof. •it is based on a pentagon and has different-sized oval windows on its exterior. •it is based on a circle and has sculptures of animals and an asymmetrical roof. 8. how did thucydides’s experiences affect his writing? (1 point) •thucydides worshiped the greek gods and wrote about how they affected wars. •thucydides lived through the peloponnesian wars and wrote about the horror of war.