Famous Greeks
. Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were Greek playwrights who wrote:
tragedies
These 2 wars were fought between Athens and Sparta
Peloponessian
Rumor has it that his father was a ____
god (Zeus)
Hellenistic culture is a mix of these 4 cultures
Greek, Persian, Asian, Egyptian
Where were ancient scrolls containing knowledge of the ancient world located
Library at Alexandria (Egypt)
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
Why it was unusual for Sparta to win the 2nd Peloponnesian War
It took place on the sea!
He amazed people when he approached and rode the horse, ______________
Bucephalus
This is how Alexander made Persian and Greek cultures blend.
Forced 10,000 of his soldiers to marry Persian women
How many nations have a city named Alexandria?
a. 5
b. 12
c. 100
b. 12 countries!!!
Father of Geometry
Euclid
Delian League
Alexander wanted to be remembered for :
His conquests (building an empire)
Other means of blending cultures
education and trade
What small , tree grown, fruit is Greece famous for?
olives
Inventor of the mechanical screws
Archimetes
This is WHY Athens lost supporters in the Delian League
Athens used the treasury to rebuild it's own city/a wall.
These are all the battles Alexander lost
None
Science
Math
Medicine
are only a few of these
Things shared from one culture to another
Products of Hellenistic Culture
This creature was present for the birth of Alexander the Great, leading people to think he was the son of a god
Owl
Father of History
Herodotus
This is one cause of Athens weakening in the first Peloponnesian War.
Closed the wall/gates and starvation/disease broke out in the city walls.
This is how Alexander died
poison/malaria
Part of Hellenistic culture was the new philosophy of ________________ which means to show emotional control, self-discipline and reason
Stoicism
Alexander's Wife was named
Roxanne