Persian Wars
The Persian king after Darius, who led the massive attack on Athens.
Xerxes
Structure of the universe.
Cosmology
What was the name of the alliance Athens led?
Delian League
Which philosopher was found guilty of impiety?
Socrates
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia / Macedon
Which alliance elected Sparta as its leader?
Hellenic League
Where did most of the pre-socratic thinkers come from?
The Ionian Coast
Who proposed the temporary peace between Sparta and Athens?
Nicias, an Athenian General
Idea that there was a spiritual world that held perfect shapes of all things, that was separated from the physical world.
Theory of Forms
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Athenian ships, designed to destroy other ships.
Triremes
What are the four primal elements?
Fire, water, earth, air
Why couldn't Sparta beat Athens during the 1st phase of the war?
The slave revolts at home
How did sophists understand knowledge?
It was useful as long as the knowledge related to humans/ the city-state
10 years
Which battle ended the Persian Wars?
Battle of Salamis
Who said "All is number"?
Pythagorus
How did Pericles die?
Of the plague, while Sparta had Athens surrounded
What was the name of the rival school, established by Aristotle?
The Lyceum
Which of Alexander's generals took over Egypt after his death?
Ptolemy
Which Spartan king fought in the Battle of Thermopylae?
King Leonides
What Anaximander said was the separation of the elements?
Aperion
Who led the Sicilian Expedition?
Nicias and Alcibiades
Where did Aristotle say truth can be found?
The material world
Where was Olympias (his mother) from?
Thrace