Athens vs. Sparta
Greek Philosophers
Math and Medicine
Alexander The Great
Ancient greek contributions to science
100

type of government that the Spartans practiced 

what is an oligarchy?

100

what was the name of Plato's school?

the name was The Academy 

100

What did Euclid teach/describe in his book of "elements"?

He taught plane geometry. 

100

By what age was Alexander The Great serving as the commander in the Macedonian army?

By age 16 his father put him in charge of the Macedonian army. 

100

The study of wisdom 

what is philosophy? 

200

Spartan boys began to train the army at what age? 

spartan boys began at 7 years old 

200

Which philosopher tutored Alexander the great?

who is Aristotle?

200

What did Archimedes study? 

worked on solid geometry; but studied ball-like shapes, called spheres, and tubelike shapes, called cylinders. he also figured out the value of pi. 

200

true and false: 

By 100 bc, Alexandria in Egypt was not doing well and slowly started to become smaller and smaller due to the war. 

false. 

200

Who contributed an important equation to mathematics that is well known in geometry? 

who is Pythagoras?

300

The Athenian temple for Athena 

what is the Parthenon?

300

who wrote "The Republic"? 

who is Plato?

300

Who was known as the "father of medicine"? 

who is Hippocrates?

300
What did alexander and his army spread to southwest Asia and Egypt?

They spread the Greek language, ideas, art, and architecture.

300

Which Greek astronomer discovered latitude and longitude?

Who is Hipparchus?

400

what year did the Peloponnesian War occur? 

the war occurred in 431 BC. 

400

who taught about reason and self-control? 

who is Aristotle? 

400

what did most people back then think diseases were caused by? 

people taught that diseases were caused by evil spirits. 

400

What was Alexander's father's cause of death? 

assinated by his bodyguard Pausanias. 

400

What are the two known greek drama categories? 

the two categories were tragedy and comedy. 

500

At what age were the spartan men finally able to retire from the army? 

 spartan men were able to retire at age 60. 

500

How did Socrates die?  

Socrates died by drinking poison (hemlock juice). 

500

what greek scientist used observation as a source of discoveries? 

who is Thales? 

500

When did alexander conquer Egypt?  

In early 331 B.C. 

500

What mathematician estimated the size of the earth? 

who is Eratosthenes?