Vocabulary
a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world
What is a myth?
king of the Greek gods
Who was Zeus?
he taught the golden mean
Who was Aristotle?
Who was Phillip II?
Hellenistic kings wanted their cities to look like this place
a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
What is an oracle?
visited by Greeks to learn more about their future
What is an oracle?
thought governments should be run by philosopher-kings
Who is Plato?
he was a commander in the army at age 16 and ruler of Macedonia at age 20
Who was Alexander?
What is plane geometry?
philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
What is the Socratic method?
a Greek temple with a central room that housed statues of the gods
What is the Parthenon?
known as the father of medicine
Alexander had a very strong ________ (soldiers on horseback)
What is cavalry?
they believed happiness resulted from using reason
Who were the Stoics?
a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
Who was Homer?
his ideas influenced the way Europeans and Americans thought about government
Who was Aristotle?
Alexander's main enemy and the king of Persia
Who was Darius II?
Who was Eratosthenes?
part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses
What is calvary?
a playwright who stressed courage and understanding in his plays
Who was Sophocles?
he wrote The Republic
Who was Plato?
people who served in government roles for the Hellenistic kings had to speak this language
What is Greek?
the Greek capital of Egypt know for its libary
What is Alexandria?