Thinking in Greece
What were the term for scholars who rejected religious beliefs in favor of their own wisdom?
philosophers
What is an epic?
a lengthy poem about the actions of a hero
Who was the known as the father of medicine, for whom a doctor's oath is named after?
Hippocrates
In the ancient world, it was said that "all ___________ lead to Rome."
roads
The Italian __________: where the Roman Civilization was born.
Peninsula
What was the name of the thinker who was eventually made to drink poison for his beliefs?
Socrates
Who was the most famous writer of Greek tragedy plays?
Sophocles
What was the name of the special athletic festival held to honor the gods?
Olympics
What was so great that it spread and stayed in other civilizations?
Roman influence
What were the names of the 2 twin brothers that legend says founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Both religion and philosophy in Greece were expressions of the human need to ___________.
worship
What type of story was passed down by storytellers and could be different depending on how they were remembered?
myths
What was the group of 9 goddesses who presided over the arts?
Muses
Where were the earliest settlers in Italy from?
central Europe
What is a legend?
a story that has been passed down for generations about historical events that are told as truth, but have never been proven and probably not true at all
What philosopher wrote books in the form of conversations called "dialogues"?
Plato
What were the huge outdoor theaters called?
amphitheaters
From what do we know most of how the Greeks lived and dressed?
art
What were the early Italian settlers originally called?
Latins
What did the brothers argue over?
where to build a new city
What philosopher introduced the scientific method and said that reason controls behavior?
Aristotle
Who was the Greek slave that wrote many fables?
Aesop
What are the three types of columns?
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
What were the early Italian settlers initially searching for?
better farming
What was the name of the city that Romulus built after he killed his brother?
Rome