5-1 Culture of Ancient Greece
5-2 Philosophy and History
5-3 Alexander the Great
5-4 Spread of Greek Culture
Vocabulary
100
The Greeks believed _________________ and ___________ controlled nature and shaped their lives.
What are gods and goddesses?
100
This word means "love of wisdom"
What is philosophy?
100
Alexander was not Greek. This is his homeland.
What is Macedonia?
100
Argonautica, the legend of Jason and the Argonauts was written by
Who is Appolonius?
100
This word comes from a famous ancient Greek medical doctor and is a vow that all doctors still take today to promise to take care of their patients.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
200
The twelve most important gods and goddesses lived on _______________.
What is Mt. Olympus?
200
These were the first professional teachers in ancient Greece.
Who were the Sophists?
200
This man was Alexander's father and he had a love/hate relationship with Greece.
Who is Philip II of Macedonia?
200
"Eat, Drink and Be Merry" would suit the followers of this school of philosophy.
What is Epicureanism?
200
This is a method of questioning used by a famous Greek philosopher.
What is the Socratic Method?
300
The most famous oracle of ancient Greece.
What is the Temple of Delphi?
300
A famous philosopher who threatened the government. He was found guilty and sentenced to death.
Who is Socrates?
300
Alexander was ____ years old when he became king.
What is 20?
300
If you have a good 'poker face', and never show joy or sorrow, you are said to be a ________________.
What is a stoic?
300
These are traditional stories about gods and goddesses.
What is a myth?
400
The two most famous epic poems of ancient Greece, both written by Homer. Not Simpson.
What are the Iliad and the Odyssey?
400
This philosopher wrote the Republic and was a student of Socrates.
Who is Plato?
400
After this battle, Alexander crushed the Persian Empire and continued to expand further east than any other ruler.
What is the Battle of Gaugamela?
400
Archimedes of Syracuse worked on solid geometry and figured out the value of _______
What is pi?
400
A really, really long poem.
What is an epic poem?
500
When did Homer live?
What is the 8th century B.C.E. or c. 750?
500
Considered the greatest historian of the ancient world. He fout in the Peloponnesian War and later wrote his HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.
Who is Thucydides?
500
This term means "like the Greeks" and refers to the mixing of Greek and Eastern values and cultures.
What is Hellenistic?
500
This astronomer figured out the world was round and also estimated the distance around Earth.
Who is Eratosthenes?
500
Standing at 230 feet long and 100 feet wide, this building was the glory of ancient Athens.
What is the Parthenon?
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