Grade 2 - The Ancient Greek Civilization

170 The Ancient Greek Civilization | Domain Assessment

3. Aristotle/Alexander the Great/Plato: I received my name
   because I conquered so many areas during my lifetime.
   (Alexander the Great)


4. Socrates/Plato/Aristotle: I was a philosopher who lived in
   ancient Greece and asked a lot of questions. (Socrates)

Part III (Instructional Master DA-3)

Directions: I will read a sentence about the ancient Greek

civilization. If the sentence is correct, circle the smiling face. If the

sentence is not correct, circle the frowning face.

1. The largest Greek island in the Aegean Sea is Thermopylae.
   (frowning face)


2. The ancient Greeks believed that Mount Olympus was the
   home of the most powerful gods and goddesses. (smiling
   face)


3. The Olympic Games were fi rst held on the island of Crete
   and were contests in which the ancient Greek philosophers
   competed. (frowning face)


4. Women were allowed to be a part of the government in the
   city-states of Sparta and Athens. (frowning face)


5. The city-state of Athens is considered the birthplace of
   democracy. (smiling face)


6. In Athens, boys were educated in school, but girls were
   educated at home. (smiling face)


7. The Parthenon was a temple in Athens dedicated to the
   goddess Athena. (smiling face)


8. The word marathon is used today to describe a long-distance
   race because of the long distance Pheidippides ran after the
   battle between the Greeks and the Persians. (smiling face)


9. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were considered great
   philosophers of ancient Persia. (frowning face)


10. The larger army of the Persians attacked the Greeks at
    Thermopylae, but the Greeks used their strategy to win.
    (smiling face)