Vocabulary
A name given to a city in Greece.
Polis
Explain the style of fighting used by Greek soldiers.
Rectangular formation of 8 deep and in very close formation using shields and swords as protection
A Greek historian who wrote books about the Mediterranean Sea area.
Polybius
The founder of the elements of geometry.
Euclid
Alexander was the first leader to conquer?
Persian Empire
Heavily armed infantry who wore helmets, breastplates, and shin guards in Greece.
Hoplites
In terms of Greek education, what were males taught?
courage & honor
This person wrote plays to entertain that were about heroes who lived happily ever after.
Menander
The founder of Stoicism (religion) and believed happiness was achieved by following Gods laws.
Zeno
Homer wrote about what war?
Trojan War
Rulers in Greece who gained power by force by using mercenary soldiers.
Tyrants
At what age did men in the Greek Empire have to be a full time soldier?
20
A poet who wrote about the the love of nature and its beauty.
Theocritus
A famous scientist who is known for his work with spheres, cylinders, pi, water pumps and pulleys.
Archimedes
At what age were boys taken from their home to learn soldiering skils?
7
Laconians who were forced to be a servant or work in the fields for Spartan citizens.
Helots
The Sparta government was led by two?
Kings
A scientist who determined the earth was round and calculated the circumference of the earth.
Eratosthenes
A philosopher who believed in three forms of government, studied the relationship btwn males and females and believed women were inferior.
Aristotle
What was an agora?
open space below a hill used as an marketplace
The name given to Laconians who were taken over by the Sparta polis but were not considered citizens of Sparta.
Perioikoi
In Athens most of the power was in the hands of?
wealthy landowners
A scientist who developed a heliocentric model of the universe and contended the sun and stars were fixed.
Aristarchus of Samos
A founder of a school in Athens who believed happiness is the goal of life.
Epicurus
Describe the Socratic method?
questioning technique to find reason