famous poet
Homer
astronomy and geography
Eratosthenes
Which empire threatened Greek independence and isolation in the fifth century BC?
Persian
The Olympic Games were held in honor of ________.
Zeus
What was the main city of the Delian League?
Athens
"Know thyself"
Socrates
Father of Philosophy
Thales
What is the name of the period in which Greek culture was spread throughout the ancient world?
Hellenistic Age
What term refers to the four-year interval between the Greek games?
Olympiad
The Greeks were unified in their language, customs, and religious beliefs. What one area were they not unified?
politically
Father of History
Herodotus
geometry
Euclid
This culture permeated the Near East from the time of Alexander until the coming of the Romans in the first century.
Hellenistic
What caused the Peloponnesian War to develop?
a rivalry between Athens and Sparta
______ is the formal study of human thought and culture
humanities
medicine
Hippocrates
Republic
Plato
What city overlooked the Hellespont?
Troy
He believed that happiness and pleasure are achieved through the avoidance of pain and fear.
Epicurus
What do Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian refer to?
Greek architecture
History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
syllogism
Aristotle
What three statements characterize the Dark Ages?
New intruders entered Greece
Little contact was made with cultures outside of Greece
Common Greek culture was developed
What archon instituted reforms to help the common man?
Solon
What is the correct order for the periods of Greek sculpture?
archaic
classical
Hellenistic
(remember, they are in alphabetical order)