Vocabulary
What Greek word means city on the hill
Acropolis
Who did the Ancient Greeks believe was king of all of the gods and goddesses?
Zeus
Pericles was the first leader in Ancient Greece to start what type of government?
democracy
Who was the first philosopher?
Socrates
Ancient Greek Philosphers studied _______ which is the study of the stars.
astronomy
Greek word for city
polis
Which god or goddess was the patron of Athens Greece?
Athena the goddess of wisdom
How would you describe Pericles childhood?
born a noble and wealthy
This Philosopher was famous for math, specifically the Pythagorean Theorem using right triangles
Pythagorus
What technology was used to heat homes and large buildings?
central heating
Polytheism is the ............
belief in many gods
Which building was built to honor the goddess Athena on the Acropolis?
Parthenon
What was the name of the famous speech Pericles gave at the start of the Peloponnesian War?
The Funeral Oration
Who wrote the story, "Allegory of the Cave?"
What is this allegory teaching us?
Plato
Plato was trying teach us that humans often react negatively to new information, and do not like what they believe to be logically questioned.
What was the purpose of the Archimedes Screw?
to bring water uphill
The study of nature and life and asking questions
philosophy
What was the purpose of the Agora in Athens Greece?
business and commerce
Why was the Age of Pericles also referred to as the Golden Age
Wealth, art, democracy
Who was famous for saying the following quote:
"I am a man, and I know nothing"
Socrates
What Greek invention was used to grind grain into flour?
watermill
What is an allegory?
a story that has fictional characters that is written to teach a lesson
Describe a few of the mysteries regarding the construction of the Parthenon.
no right angles
no cement
tilted columns that would intersect
optical illusion of perfection that is actually imperfect
What was one of the specific changes Pericles made in Athens?
people on a jury would be paid
more freedom and rights
free speech
citizens can vote
_________ was the teacher of ___________ who was then the teacher of _____________ who was hired to teach ______________ a very powerful leader of Ancient Greece.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great
This philosopher studied biology and created what became known as the Scientific Method.
Aristotle