Step into the past and meet the influential figures who shaped Greek history and philosophy. These individuals, be they philosophers, leaders, or warriors, left legacies that resonate through the ages.
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Pythagoras was born is what year BC?
570
570
350
350
250
250
400
400
Thales, the famous Greek philosopher, came from which area?
Cyprus
Cyprus
Athens
Athens
Miletus
Miletus
Crete
Crete
Eureka’ is a phrase most closely associated with which Greek figure?
Plato
Plato
Archimedes
Archimedes
Socrates
Socrates
Aristotle
Aristotle
Which Greek invented a famous screw that is still used today for raising water?
Archimedes
Archimedes
Socrates
Socrates
Plato
Plato
Aristotle
Aristotle
Who founded the Ancient Greek school known as the Academy?
Homer
Homer
Thales
Thales
Socrates
Socrates
Plato
Plato
Which sculptor designed the Temple of Zeus which is now designated a Wonder of the World?
Phidias
Phidias
Pheidippides
Pheidippides
Phillipes
Phillipes
Philos
Philos
Phidias completed a gold and ivory statue of which figure in 430BC?
Draco
Draco
Zeus
Zeus
Apollo
Apollo
Solon
Solon
Who was the Greek God of Love?
Adonis
Adonis
Apollo
Apollo
Cupid
Cupid
Eros
Eros
What was the profession of Hippocrates?
Judge
Judge
Physician
Physician
Philosopher
Philosopher
Play wright
Play wright
Euclid was a famous figure in which Academic field?
Philosophy
Philosophy
Chemistry
Chemistry
Biology
Biology
Mathematics
Mathematics
Who opened his Academy in Athens in 370 BC?
Plato
Plato
Pericles
Pericles
Aristotle
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
After which mythological character was the drug morphine named?
Midas
Midas
Mordor
Mordor
Morpheus
Morpheus
Mars
Mars
Which Greek figures was the tutor to Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Aristotle
Socrates
Socrates
Plato
Plato
Thespis
Thespis
Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of what?
Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Demeter
Demeter
Irene
Irene
Hymen
Hymen
Eos was the Greek Goddess of which time of day?
Day
Day
Evening
Evening
Night
Night
Dawn
Dawn
Apollo was the Greek God of what?
Love and Life
Love and Life
Home and Hearth
Home and Hearth
Music and Poetry
Music and Poetry
Life and Death
Life and Death
Who was the wife of Zeus in Greek Mythology?
Helios
Helios
Apollo
Apollo
Hermes
Hermes
Hera
Hera
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