Abeka Eastern Hemisphere History and Geography Quiz 13 (grade 5, 2024 edition)

Gaul

land that included France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy

Greece

modern-day country located on the Balkan Peninsula

Academy

place of learning founded by Plato

agora

marketplace in an ancient Greek city

776 B.C.

first year of the Olympic Games

Greco-Persian Wars

wars in which Athens and Sparta were united against the Persian army

Hellenistic Age

300-year period after the death of Alexander the Great in which Greek culture influenced the world

Romance

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French are _______________ languages.

Homer

The author of the Iliad and the Odyssey was _______________.

Socrates

The first philosopher to teach that virtue is a part of philosophy was ________________.

Aristotle

The philosopher was also a private tutor to Alexander the Great was _______________________.

Pericles

One of the greatest political leaders of ancient Greece was ______________________.

Athens

The city-state that was considered the greatest cultural center of ancient Greece was __________________.

Macedonia

The small country north of ancient Greece and the home of Alexander the Great was ______________________.

Alexandria

The location in Egypt that held a famous collection of thousands of ancient scrolls was the Library of ____________________.