Athens vs. Sparta
type of government that the Spartans practiced
what is an oligarchy?
what was the name of Plato's school?
the name was The Academy
What did Euclid teach/describe in his book of "elements"?
He taught plane geometry.
By what age was Alexander The Great serving as the commander in the Macedonian army?
By age 16 his father put him in charge of the Macedonian army.
The study of wisdom
what is philosophy?
Spartan boys began to train the army at what age?
spartan boys began at 7 years old
Which philosopher tutored Alexander the great?
who is Aristotle?
What did Archimedes study?
worked on solid geometry; but studied ball-like shapes, called spheres, and tubelike shapes, called cylinders. he also figured out the value of pi.
true and false:
By 100 bc, Alexandria in Egypt was not doing well and slowly started to become smaller and smaller due to the war.
false.
Who contributed an important equation to mathematics that is well known in geometry?
who is Pythagoras?
The Athenian temple for Athena
what is the Parthenon?
who wrote "The Republic"?
who is Plato?
Who was known as the "father of medicine"?
who is Hippocrates?
They spread the Greek language, ideas, art, and architecture.
Which Greek astronomer discovered latitude and longitude?
Who is Hipparchus?
what year did the Peloponnesian War occur?
the war occurred in 431 BC.
who taught about reason and self-control?
who is Aristotle?
what did most people back then think diseases were caused by?
people taught that diseases were caused by evil spirits.
What was Alexander's father's cause of death?
assinated by his bodyguard Pausanias.
What are the two known greek drama categories?
the two categories were tragedy and comedy.
At what age were the spartan men finally able to retire from the army?
spartan men were able to retire at age 60.
How did Socrates die?
Socrates died by drinking poison (hemlock juice).
what greek scientist used observation as a source of discoveries?
who is Thales?
When did alexander conquer Egypt?
In early 331 B.C.
What mathematician estimated the size of the earth?
who is Eratosthenes?