Greek Connections to Society

1. These people works to create statues of human beings
3. This person from Miletus used math to calculate solar eclipses and find the height of the pyramids.
6. All citizens could, and were expected to, participate in government by serving as magistrates, jurors, and other positions.
8. Archimedes discovered the principle of displacement in his bathtub and yelled this phrase afterwards.
10. These were used to transport water to where it was most needed.
12. This was the first event of the Olympics; a foot race of one circuit of the stadium.
13. People like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle who asked questions and debated topics about life.
15. This device used coins to determine who would have jury duty.
16. This mathematician created a theorem to calculate the long side (hypotenuse) of a right triangle.
19. Using shadows at two different latitudes, this person calculated the circumference of the Earth.

1. Greeks built a banked rectangular ______ to watch sports in. Professional sports teams often play in one of these today.
2. The last ancient ________ took place in 393 BCE. These were created to honor Zeus and were held at Olympia.
4. Despite earthquakes, fire, and cannon shots, ruins of this building (originally completed in 432 BCE) still stand today.
5. In Greece, plays were popular and ______.
7. These hold up roofs and adorn facades in theatres, courthouses, and government buildings across the globe.
9. Along with being a philosopher, this person is credited for making a water alarm clock.
11. Founder of western medicine; wrote many treatises that allowed for a better understanding of the human body.
14. A simple majority vote won the day and was calculated by a show of ______.
17. It was the ancient ________ who invented theatre performance in the 6th Century BCE.
18. Winners of Olympic events received a ______ of olive leaves. This brought them glory.