Gods and Goddesses
Cronus did this to his children because he was afraid of them.
He ate them
What was the most common name that Alexander the Great gave the cities he conquered? (The most famous one is in Egypt.)
What is Alexandria?
The ancient Greeks discovered this method of finding the length of any side in a right triangle. The formula for this method is as follows: a²+b²=c²
What is the Pythagorean theorem?
Logical study of basic truths, and the meaning of life. It translates to "love of wisdom," and while it can be part of a religion, it does not have to be.
What is philosophy?
A type of government where the citizens decided what happened.
What is a democracy?
The place that the Greek believed the gods lived.
What is Mount Olympus?
The first place that Alexander the Great conquered.
Where was Thebes, Greece?
A training facility for athletic competitors. This is still a commonly used word today!
What is a gymnasium?
The most famous philosopher in all of Greece. He was put to death for speaking out against the Greek gods and government.
Who was Socrates?
The type of government where a small group of people held power.
What is an oligarchy?
The Olympian god of lightning who defeated Cronus.
Who was Zeus?
How far East did Alexander the Great's empire reach?
Where is India/The Indus River Valley?
A form of Greek architecture used to support the weight of a building that spread world wide.
What is a column?
The first known Greek philosopher who used science and logic to explain occurrences instead of referring to the gods.
Who was Thales?
The root word that means "to rule."
What is -archy?
The gods who were children of Uranus and Gaia who were led by Cronus.
Who were the Titans?
Alexander the Great's father
Who was King Phillip?
He is known as the "Father of Medicine." He is well known for his ethical standards in medicine.
Who was Hippocrates?
A school in Athens with a museum and a library.
What is the Lyceum?
A leader who takes power by force and rules by himself.
What is a tyrant?
The temple built in honor of Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
The name given to the "Greek-like" culture that spread with Alexander the Great's rule.
What is "Hellenistic" culture?
DAILY DOUBLE THINK-PAIR-SHARE. Pick one of the following and explain what they did.
Archimedes
Aeschylus
Euclid
Eratosthenes
Plato
Archimedes - Explained levers and pulleys
Aeschylus - Wrote tragedies
Euclid - Wrote about geometry
Eratosthenes - estimated the Earth's circumference
Plato - Socrates's student who started and taught at the Academy
This was used by Socrates as a method of questioning and answering.
What is the Socratic Method?
What type of government did they have in Sparta?
What is a diarchy and an oligarchy?