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What were Athens and Sparta?
city-states in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek philosophy was characterized by...?
What did ancient Greek artists never portray?
Human imperfection
The original Olympic games were always preceded with...?
a sacred truce
What is analytic geometry?
analytic geometry uses grid coordinates to translate geometry into algebraic equations.
The thoughts of Socrates were written down by who?
Plato
The Parthenon honors who?
Athena
The original Olympic games were a festival to honor?
Zeus
The word democracy means...
rule by the people
Assembly presidents were selected by...
the lot
Every Ancient Greek city had...
a temple and one particular god/goddess they believed protected the city.
How was Euclid’s geometry organized?
Euclid’s geometry was sorted into Definitions, Axioms or Common Notions (ideas whose truth is self-evident), Postulates (assertions), Theorems or Propositions
Why were Athens and Sparta rivals?
they had very different values, and their daily lives were nothing alike
__________________, __________________, and __________________ were Zeus’ daughters.
Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis
Why did ancient Greeks place a coin in the mouth of their dead?
to pay Charon to cross the River Styx
The climactic event of the original Olympic games was...?
the sacrifice of 100 oxen
What did the ancient Greeks believe influenced their lives?
The Greeks believed that their lives were influenced by the twelve gods and goddesses who lived on a high mountain called Mount Olympus.
The philosopher who first proposed the existence of atoms was?
Democritus
The temples built by Pericles were part of a...
public works project to promote the city’s artists and thinkers
During which period of Greek art did subjects of sculpture begin to include women, children, and common people?
Hellenistic
Using dialogue to stimulate critical thinking is called?
The Socratic Method
How did Sparta treat Athens after the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta did not burn Athens. They allowed it to remain as it had been — a cultural and artistic leader — provided it no longer sought to rule the rest of the country.
What were the 3 periods of Greek art?
Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic
The three Greek gods who ruled the Cosmos after the Titans and Giants were overthrown were...?
Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon
In ancient Greek cities, every male citizen had?
Name all 3
1. equal political rights
2. freedom of speech
3. the opportunity to directly participate in the making of political decisions which influenced their daily lives