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Alexander the Great
Odds and Ends
100
murder of a public figure
What is assassination
100
temple dedicated to goddess Athena
What is Parthenon
100
was assassinated at his daughter's wedding
Who is Philip II
100
what goal did Alexander take over from his father
What is conquering the Persian Empire
100
The first Greek plays grew out of
What are religious festivals
200
"lovers of wisdom"
What is philosopher
200
Plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster
What are tragedies
200
derived a formula to calculate the sides of a right triangle
Who is Pythagoras
200
Why did Alexander's empire crumble
What is he died of a fever
200
Greek philosophers believed they could discover the laws of the universe through
What are reason and observation
300
rational thinking
What is logic
300
Plays that mocked people or customs
What are comedies
300
set ethical standards for doctors
Who is Hippocrates
300
Why did Alexander's army retreat in India
What is they ran into Indian armies on war elephants and they were too tired to go on
300
Plato's view on men and women
What is he believed men surpassed women in mental and physical tasks but some women were superior to men
400
the sun is the center of the solar system
What is heliocentric
400
True or false: Sculptures carved people in a way that showed their flaws and weaknesses
What is false
400
philosopher who was put on trial and to death because he questioned people about their beliefs
Who is Socrates
400
what was the legacy of Alexander's empire
What is the blending of cultures
400
The roles for women in a Hellenistic period (2 details)
What are: Learned to read/write no longer restricted to home poets, philosophers
500
the art of skillful speaking
What is rhetoric
500
person who was the "father of history
Who is Herodotus
500
This person believed in a government ruled by a single, strong, virtuous leader
Who is Aristotle
500
What was Alexander's city in Egypt called and name 3 things it had
What is Alexandria Museum, library, marketplace, laboratories, zoo
500
how the ancient olympics originated and 2 details about the first games
What is: Pelops won race against the king and killed him in the process in order to marry his daughter. No women, foot race, etc