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Sporting festival that originated in Olympia to honor Zeus.
The Olympic Games
Authored the works of literature that the Greeks adopted as their history.
Homer
Developed the Socratic method of dialogue
Reflects the citizen body
Democracy
Most notable for it's democratic government
Athens
The two most common genres for Greek theatre.
Comedy and Tragedy
He is considered the father of history.
Herodotus
Tutor to Alexander the Great. Founded the Lyceum
Aristotle
Democracy, Monarchy, Oligarchy, and Tyranny
The four most common types of government in Ancient Greece
Notable for its extreme battle training beginning at age 7
Sparta
A 5 event sport that included high jump, running, wrestling, discus and javelin throwing.
Pentathlon
Greeks viewed these as “the only framework within which man could realize his spiritual, moral, and intellectual capacities.”
Polis
Developed the Pythagorean theorem.
Pythagoras of Samos
The most common form of city-state government and they often occurred when democracy went wrong
Oligarchy
Sided with Persian King Xerxes in the Persian War against the Greeks
Thebes
Freestanding statues. Males were nude while women were clothed.
Kore and Kouros
These related civilizations preceded modern Greece
The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
He believed that real existence could be perceived only through logic and not through the senses. His main principle was that “everything is one”.
Parmenides of Elea
This polis is most famous for its system of two kings
Sparta
Sponsored the first Olympic Games in 776 BCE
Athens
Ancient Greek wrestling event similar to MMA
Pankration?
An overlying theme in of Homer's works. Means excellence
Aretē
He is generally recognized as the first ancient Greek philosopher.
Thales of Miletus
The states of Macedonia and Epeiros had this form of government
Monarchy
Enormously influential as a center of Greek culture during the Hellenistic Age. Birthplace of Alexander the Great.
Macedona