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Wrote about events without the influence of gods, emphasized accuracy
a) Thucydides
b) Phillip II
c) Homer
d) Socrates

conquered Egypt and Persia
a) Phillip II
b) Alexander the Great
c) Thucydides
d) Plato

conquered the Greek city-states but not Persia
a) Alexander the Great
b) Thucydides
c) Phillip II
d) Plato

wrote stories that taught courage, honor, loyalty, and the importance of the husband-wife relationship
a) Plato
b) Homer
c) Thucydides
d) Socrates

asked pointed questions to help students use reason
a) Plato
b) Homer
c) Socrates
d) Thucydides

believed philosopher-kings should rule
a) Socrates
b) Homer
c) Plato
d) Phillip II

In ancient Greece, the most important types of architecture were
a) houses
b) temples
c) markets
d)

Professional teachers in ancient Greece who traveled from city to city
a) Socrates
b) Pilgrims
c) Sophists
d)

Why did Phillip II fail to conquer Persia?
a) He was defeated by the Persian army
b) He was killed
c) He decided not to invade Persia
d)

This philosophy, started by Zeno, included the belief that people had a duty to serve their city
a) Epicureanism
b) Daoism
c) Stoicism
d)

This scientist from Samos believed that the earth circled the sun.
a) Aristotle
b) Euclid
c) Aristarchus
d)

This mathematician wrote a book, Elements, about geometry
a) Aristotle
b) Euclid
c) Aristarchus
d)

This famous scientist designed the catapult, but it wasn't enough to save him from the Romans
a) Archimedes
b) Euclid
c) Aristarchus
d)

This famous philosopher developed new ideas about mathematics-including a way to determine the length of the sides of a triangle
a) Euclid
b) Pythagoras
c) Plato
d)

Why did Alexander the Great and his army stop before conquering India?
a) Alexander died
b) Alexander was beaten in battle and changed his mind
c) Alexander's soldiers refused to go on
d)

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