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Who is Bucephalus
Alexander the Greats horse who only Alexander ever road
What types of Greek Pillars were there
Doric-plain looking column at the top
Ionic-had a rolled scroll at the top of the column
Corinthian-had a fancy top often using flower designs
Whats The Olympian Games
in ancient times = to honor Zeus and display one’s physical skills
why held today = to promote peace and friendship between nations in friendly competition
in the ancient game, the champions received a laurel wreath, free meals for life, and a free home; in today’s games, just a wreath and medal are awarded
The Spartans impacted the Olympic Games by creating more physical events like wrestling, boxing, and the pankration
Whats a Amphtheaters
a large outdoor theater where Greeks preform plays with large masks with funnels near the mouth to help spectators see and here preformers. In there all the men did the roles even the female roles. A comedy mask is a funny play with a funny mask a tragedy is a sad play with a tragic mask.
Whats The Legend of the Gordian Knot
told of a knot that was so twisted together, whoever could loosen it would be the future king of Asia. No one could untie it until Alexander withdrew his sword and with one swift action, cut the cord.
Whats Philosphy
the love of wisdom it was about asking very basic questions about the nature of human thought and the nature of the universe. The Socratic Method was about asking pointed questions to students instead of lecturing. Also the idea between Aristoles golden mean is to not have too much but not have too little.
Whats The Iliad
Whats Eureka
Greek word for Ive got it
Whats the epic story of the 10 year old
the epic story of the 10 year war between Greece and Troy ending with the Odysseus and the Greeks creating the Trojan Horse to sneak into the city
Whats the Trojan Horse virus
its a virus that sneaks into your computure by just pressing on a link
Who is Herodotus and Thucydides
Herodotus often mixted Gods into his historical accounts.
Thucydides only wrote facts and what he could witness
Who were the Famous Greeks
1.Hippocrates-his belifs on the cause of diseses and the Hippocratic oath that doctors take today
2.Aristarchus-his theory that the earth orbited the sun not the other way around
3.Eratosthenes-Father of Geography;latitude and longitude on maps.
4.Euclid-Father of Geomatry there is no royal way
5. Archimedes-shouted Eureka! when he figured out the value of Pi
Who is Alexander the Great
Philip II of Macedonia = Some advancements he made in warfare included:
catapults (tossing objects overwalls from a safe distance away),
battering rams ( breaking down doors and making holes in walls),
tower on wheels (to safely get close to the walls while attacking those inside)
The weakness in the Greeks that enabled him to easily conquer the Greek city-states was that they remained in separate city-states and not united together
Whats the Trojan Horse
its how the greeks were able to sneak into troy it was thought up by Odysseus
Who is Aesop
the blind slave who created short little Fables often involving animals where there was a moral or a lesson
Whats the Hellenistic Era
its a period of time when Greek culture was being spread such as architecture, language, Religion, and scientific ideas.
Who is Achilles
the mighty greek warrior whos only week spot was his heel
What is a truce
an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time
Whats the Battle of Chaeronea
Alexander’s actions inspired his men because no matter how hurt or injured he was after almost being killed by the eagle, being stabbed, and being shot by an arrow, he insisted on remaining on the battlefield fighting with his men rather than taking the easy way out to stop fighting
What does the Phrase “Nothing has changed except the name of the king” mean
said by Alexander after the assassination of his father. He was letting everyone know he planned to unite the Greeks and defeat the Persians, just like his father the king had wanted to do.
He discoverd that Troy actually existed and found the remains of walls and evidence of a fire to prove the Trosian war actually happened. He found no evidence of the Trojan horse
Whats a Fable
a short story usually with animals and charecters that has a moral