Important People
Who was a student of Socrates?
Plato
What measures distance?
Odometer
Where is Athens located?
By the sea
What games did the Greeks give us?
The Olympics
Who is God of the Skies?
Zeus
Who is Homer?
A poet who wrote epics such as the Odyssey
What spins around to make Flour?
Water Mill
Where is Sparta Located?
On land
What type of government do we have from Greece?
Democracy
Who is goddess of wisdom?
Athena
Who was Alexander the Great?
A greek who took over after his father and expanded Greek culture into other countries, Egypt, Mesopotamia. Was tutored in Greek military skills and the arts
What was the invention called to lift water?
Archimedes screw
What age did boys start fighting?
7
What is performing on a stage called that we got from Greece?
Drama/Theater
Who is goddess of love?
Aphrodite
Who tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
What was created to worship a goddess
Parthenon
What government did Athens have?
Democracy
What architecture did we get from Greece?
Columns
Who is the messenger god?
What does Philosophy mean?
The study of questions about life and what it has to offer
What mathematical practice was invented by Euclid that we have today
Geometry
Who valued discipline and strength?
Sparta
What mathematical way of thinking did we get from Greece?
Pythagorean Theorem/Socratic Method
Who is god of the sun?
Apollo