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philosopher who believed in the "golden mean"?
Who is Aristotle?
100
poet who wrote epic stories of heroes such as The Iliad and The Odyssey
What is Homer?
100
story about a sculptor who fell in love with a statue
What is Pygmalion?
100
ruler of the gods
Who is Zeus?
100
Aristotle's idea that people should live moderately, not too much or too little of anything
What is the "golden mean"?
200
philosopher who taught by questioning and was put to death for his beliefs
Who is Socrates?
200
conquered Greece and Persian Empires, from Macedonia north of Greece
What is Alexander the Great
200
a story people use to explain things
What is a myth?
200
Were the Greek gods mortal or supernatural?
both
200
time period when Greek culture spread through the world
What is the Hellenistic Era?
300
Philosopher who believed that philospher-kings should rule the country
Who is Plato?
300
historian, called "father of history"
What is Herodotus?
300
short story with a moral, usually involving animals
What is a fable?
300
person who speaks for the gods, predicting the future
What is an oracle?
300
temple built to honor Athena in Athens
What is the Parthenon?
400
traveling , paid teachers who did not believe in absolute right or wrong
Who were the Sophists?
400
Greek god of the seas
Who is Poseidon?
400
epics about the Trojan War
What are The Iliad and The Odyssey?
400
"father of medicine"; believed that illness was caused by natural causes
Who is Hippocrates?
400
Greek tragedy about a heroine who gives her life for her principles, or beliefs
What is Antigone?
500
people who believed that reaason was better than emotion as a way to happiness
Who were the Stoics?
500
scientist who said that the world was round
Who is Eratosthenes?
500
storyteller who collected and retold many fables
Who was Aesop?
500
Alexander the Great's father, from Macedonia
Who is Phillip II?
500
writer who wrote about courage, wrote the play Antigone
What is Sophocles?