Greek gods and goddesses
King of the gods; god of the sky, rain, and lightening
Who is Zeus?
The Illiad and and Odyssey were written by this poet.
Who is Homer?
Literally means love of wisdom.
What is philosophy?
Alexander's father who wanted to destroy the Persian Empire.
Who is Philip II of Macedonia?
The epic poem Argonautica by Appolonius tells a tale of Jason seeking this type of animal.
What is a ram?
Goddess of wisdom and protector of cities.
Who is Athena?
Famous writer of fables who wrote stories such as The Hare and the Tortoise.
Who is Aesop?
Made their living teaching many subjects including rhetoric.
Who are the Sophists?
This was Egyptian city with a famous library was named after Alexander.
What is Alexandria?
Hellenistic Era comedies were called this.
What is Greek New Comedy?
God of light.
Who is Apollo?
Greek drama can be divided up into these two categories.
What is comedy and tragedy?
A method of teaching where you ask questions and let students come up with the answers for themselves.
What is the Socratic method?
After conquering Persia, Alexander marched his army here before returning home.
What is northwestern India.
Established the science of physics, was an inventor, and figured out the value of pi.
Who was Archimedes?
God of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
A group of performers in early Greek dramas that would sing and dance.
What is the chorus?
Believed that women should have the same opportunities for education and jobs as men.
Who was Plato?
Alexander's role model from one of Homer's Greek epics.
Who was Achilles?
Gradually this city-state began gaining control of the Greek mainland, ending the Hellenistic Era.
Who was Rome?
Goddess of the home.
Who is Hestia?
This building in Washington D.C. uses Greek architectural style similar to the Parthenon.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
After Alexander died, his empire was split up into these four kingdoms.
What were Macedonia, Pergamum, Egypt, and Seleucid Empire?
They avoided worry, lived simply and learned to not be upset about problems in life.