The Legacy Of Ancient Greece Flashcards
What is one way in which ancient Greek democracy differs from modern American democracy?
In Athens, citizens voted on every issue. In America, citizens elect representatives to make laws.
What was the most significant legacy of Hippocrates?
He established principles of medicine that are still followed, such as honesty and preserving life.
Several centuries after Hippocrates, medical knowledge in Greece?
Was so advanced that medical students could name and describe the organs inside the body.
Geometry began as?
A system for measuring areas of land.
Greek scientist Aristarchus upset many Greeks when he suggested that?
That the Earth moves around the sun.
The word geography comes from Greek words that mean?
Writing about the earth
The Great geographer Ptolemy invented?
A way to draw lines on a map to represent latitude and longitude
The word architecture comes from a Greek word that means?
Master Building
How did the Greeks make sure that theater audiences could hear and see everything?
The rows of the theater sits ascended steeply from the stage so everyone could see.
Which statement confirms the enduring legacy of Greek DRAMA?
Greek dramas are still perform all over the world
Which modern olympic custom reflects an ancient Greek practice?
An athlete lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony.
The word Alphabet comes from?
From the first two letters of the Greek alphabet = Alpha and Beta.
What does the Olympic fire mean?
Honoring Zeus
What are the benefits of the Amphitheater setting?
Everybody could see and hear and they had good acoustics.
Why is Hippocrates the father of medicine?
Changed the way people thought about health and medicine.
How is democracy of Ancient Greece different from today?
Today on the United States, citizens elect representatives to speak for them and make laws, and in Athens, all citizens debated and voted on every issue.
How did Aristotle contribute to the study of plants and animals?
He would classify or group plants and animals.
Greek impact on history?
Historical writings
Greek impact on Literature?
Alphabet, and English Grammar
Greek impact on Geometry?
Maps, system of latitude and longitude
Greek impact on Drama?
Plays, stories, myth, and the Amphitheater
Geometry
The branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures.
Biology
The study of living things, there structure, growth, and function.
Latitude
A measure of how far north or south a place on Earth is measured from the equator. ( Horizontal lines)
Longitude
A measure of how far east or west a place on Earth is from an imaginary line that runs between the North and South Poles. (Vertical lines)