Modern language/literature
alpha and beta
what are the two first letters of the Greek in the alphabet?
democracy or rule by the people
what began in Athens?
the gods and goddesses controlled natural events, including health and sickness
what did the Greeks believed about the gods and goddesses?
logical answers to nature's mysteries
what did the Greeks looked for?
their roots in ancient Greece
English grammar, punctuation, and paragraphing
what came from the Greek language?
the practice of having citizens serve on juries
what began in Greece?
illness and accidents were punishments sent by the gods
what were the Greek's thoughts on illness and accidents?
Pythagoras
who believed that numbers were the key to understanding nature?
the Olympic Games
what is the most famous example?
drama, including tragedy and comedy
what did the Greeks invent?
modern democracy and ancient Greek democracy
there are important differences between what?
a Greek man named Hippocrates
who changed the way people thought about health and medicine?
Euclid
who was a famous Greek mathematician?
776 B.C.E to honor the Greek God Zesus
what were the first Olympics held in?
historical writing
what did the Greeks developed?
native-born men
who could be citizens in Athens?
a scientific way of thinking to his work as a doctor
what did Hippocrates bring?
to earn fame as a mathematician
what did the first woman earn?
ancient Greek customs
who did Olympics reflect to?
" father of history "
what was Herodotus known as?
to control their own destiny
what did the government allow the citizens to do?
that diseases had a natural causes
what did Hippocrates believed?
Greek philosophy and mathematics in the city of Alexandria
what did Hypatia teach?
this event as a test of all-around athletic skill
what did the Greeks invent?