People
Poet who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey
Homer
a story designed to teach a lesson
fable
this society revolved around its army
Greek philosophers emphasized many of the same _______ as the Bible
virtues
Who was Socrates?
Father of medicine
Hippocrates
traditional story about gods and goddesses
myth
this society had educated men who could vote and women who rarely were seen outside the home
Athens
god of victory
king god
god of death
goddess of love and beauty
Nike
Zeus
Hades
Aphrodite
Who was Plato and what did he believe?
He was a disciple of Socrates and believed that there was a spiritual world and a physical world but the physical world didn't matter as much as the spiritual world.
Picture the guy jumping over from earth to heaven. Earth doesn't matter
Greek slave who wrote fables
Aesop
government ruled by a king
monarchy
Athens formed an alliance with many city-states called what
Delian League
Ancient Greeks believed that the gods had these kinds of emotions just like humans
jealous
revenge
murder
immoral relationships
Who was Aristotle and what did he believe?
Student of Plato- used scientific reasoning. He taught that logic and reasoning was the highest form of wisdom
Author of first geometry book
Euclid
ruler with absolute authority
tyrant
Sparta took control of Greece for ______ years
30
How did Greeks approach the gods/goddesses
They tried to stay in good standing with them and not upset them too much. Keep them ok with
Logic is a gift of God, however as humans, we do what we don't want to do at times, and don't do what we want to do...we need something more powerful that just knowing the right thing. We need the perfect love offered us through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus
Ancient Greek historian and friend of Pericles
Thucydides
group of nine goddesses who presided over the arts
Muses
This type of government that Sparta had was unpopular with other city-states
oligarchy
How is God different than gods/goddesses?
God is a loving Father. He paid for our sins once and for all by sacrificing His Son Jesus as a perfect sacrifice so that we can enjoy the most beautiful relationship with Him forever.
Name a topic that Paul spoke to the Corinthians about...what did he say?
-Divisions
-Relationships
-Food
-Gathering
-The Resurrection