Taught his students to ask questions in order to reveal the truth
Socrates
This city state educated its male citizens in subjects like arithmetic and public speaking
Athens
Discovery by Aristarchus that the _______ revolves around the _______
Earth, Sun
Greece is a _________, or surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
oligarchy
___________ believed that happiness was the goal of life, while _________ believed that people had a duty to serve the community
epicureanism, stoics
This city state was focused on building up a strong military and stressed physical activity and descipline
Sparta
What Greek architectural feature is still seen today on many buildings?
columns
This is when citizens have a share in running the government
Democracy
A settlement in a new territory that has close ties to its homeland
colony
This ruler conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture and ideas to many foreign lands
Alexander the Great
Persia
Hippocrates believed that diseases came from _____ _____ not evil spirits
Natural causes
This physical feature caused for communities in Greece to be isolated from one another
mountains
Another name for a Greek city state
Polis
A student of Socrates who believed that Philosopher kings should rule society
Plato
Disease breaks out within the city. Pericles dies. Sparta builds up navy is able to defeat the Athenian navy
Name one advancement the Greeks made in math
pythagorean theorem, solid geometry, plane geometry
a person who seizes power and rules with complete authority
tyrant
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
This man thought that people should like moderately and within the "golden mean"
Aristotle
Stay within the limits of the wall and continue to get supplies from the port city. Wait out the Spartans
This weapon of war is based on a simple lever design by Archimedes
catapult
What happens to Alexander's united Empire after he dies?
Divided into 4 separate kingdoms
What is a difference between an epic and a fable?
Epic's were long poems that told a story sometimes based on history while a fable is a short story meant to teach a lesson