Military & War
In archaic Greece, aristocratic military dominance ended with this.
What is the Hoplite Revolution?
This Greek-speaking subject of the Persian Empire wrote a detailed record of his quest to find the origins of the Greco-Persian wars.
Who is Herodotus?
Alexander the Great's empire stretched between these two modern day countries.
What is Egypt and India?
This Hellenistic philosophy emphasizes self-discipline, the fulfillment of duties, the exercise of reason and emotional restraint.
What is Stoicism?
These three reasons are why the Hellenistic Period was the most brilliant age in science prior to the 17th century.
What is 1) fusion of Mesopotamian/Egyptian sciences with Greek philosophy 2) Common language 3) Increased competition.
This war featured Greece's best naval power vs. its best infantry.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
Greece in the 4th century B.C.E witnessed the rise of this new literary genre, which tended to be written for an increasingly literate population of women.
What is the prose novel?
After visiting the oracle of Amun-Ra at Siwa, Alexander decided that his capital would be in this location.
What is Alexandria in Egypt?
This philosophy was influenced by the atomic theory of Democritus and claims that there is no ultimate purpose in the workings of the universe, and that everything is random.
What is Epicureanism?
Hellenistic scientists were all interested in this particular concept in various ways.
What is Measurement/mapmaking?
The Persians first invaded Greece as revenge for mainland Greece supporting this revolt.
What is the Ionian Revolt?
This 1st treatise of political thought in the west depicts a state with a tripartite society division, in which philosopher kings rule due to to their wisdom.
What is The Republic?
Alexander inspired mutiny among his Greek soldiers when he adopted these Persian practices.
What is Persian dress & Proskynesis?
This philosophy teaches that all knowledge is based on sense perception, which is limited and relative, and concludes that no one can truly know or prove anything. Therefore, only through the suspension of judgment can one achieve true happiness.
What is Skepticism?
This Alexandrian Scholar conducted the 1st human dissection and proved that the brain was the engine of human intellect.
Who is Herophilus?
Theban general Epaminondas created this elite hoplite unit, which consisted of 150 male couples who were sworn lovers that fought to the death for Thebes and for each others' honor.
What is the Sacred Band?
The Greeks modified this alphabet by converting some consonants to vowels.
What is the Phoenician alphabet?
Alexander the great died in Nebuchadnezzar's palace in Babylon in this year.
What is 323 B.C.E?
Unlike the philosophies of the Hellenistic Era, mystery religious cults appealed to ordinary people due to their promise of this particular feature.
What is the Afterlife?
This Hellenistic astronomer was the first to suggest the heliocentric model.
Who is Aristarchus of Samos?
King Philip of Macedonia organized this elite cavalry squad which drew men exclusively from nobility in order to inspire deeper loyalty.
What is the Companions?
This historian was the most important historian of the Hellenistic era and wrote works that glorified the accomplishments of Rome and the Roman political system.
Who is Polybius?
Alexander's conquests had this effect on the Hellenistic world's economy.
What is opened markets?
Mystery Cults offered the possibility of salvation through this entity.
What is a personal savior?
This Hellenistic mathematician wrote The Elements of Geometry in 300 B.C.E, which served as the basic textbook for geometry until the 20th century.
Who is Euclid?