Greek culture
words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony.
what is a ritual?
developed the socratic method.
who was Socrates?
conquered Greece, was the father of Alexander
who was Phillip II?
this era refers to when Greek culture spread to non-Greek peoples
what was the Hellenistic Era?
a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people.
what is a myth?
a story meant to teach a lesson
what is a fable?
philosophers that did not believe that the gods influenced human actions, rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong.
who were the Sophists?
after his father died he began to finish what his father started. gathered an army of 40,000 foot solders and attacked Persia. he went on to conquer much more.
who was Alexander the great?
this writer wrote the Argonautica modern version called Jason and the Argonauts
who was Appolonius?
the art of public speaking and debate
what is rhetoric?
a play writer who accepted suffering as a real part of life.
who was Sophocles?
wrote the republic
what was the republic...for 100 extra
who was plato?
the republic was and plato's ideal form of government. The philosopher kings at the top, then warriors, and then the rest of the people.
after conquering Egypt he created this city called
what was Alexandria?
a city-state in central Italy that began to conquer Greece. gradually they gained complete control of the Greek mainland
what were the Romans or what is Rome?
this man studied mathematics and solid geometry, he found the value of pi
who was Archimedes?
the 4 writers who emerged during the golden age of Greece.
who were Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes?
--------- wrote many accounts, like a new reporter he questioned many people for facts. he then investigated the truthfulness of the stories. many historians consider him to be the "father of history"
who was herodotus?
the names of the kingdoms that made of the empire.
what were the cities Pergamum, Macedonia, Seleucid and Egypt?
these teachings were taught on the "painted porch" taught that if you were guided by your emotions you would be unhappy, they believed happiness resulted from reason.
what was Stoicism?
a sacred shrine where priests or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
what is an oracle?
3 ideals of Greek architecture
what is reason, balance, and harmony?
created the oath doctors have to say before becoming a doctor.....what is this oath called
Who was Hippocrates and what is the Hippocratic oath?
what the hellenistic kings did with the kingdoms
they harbored the largest library in ancient times, created two excellent lighthouses on a harbor island with a flame burning on top.
concluded that the world was round, was very close to finding the circumference of the earth and concluded that the sun was much larger then the earth and moon.
who was Eratosthenes?
describe the Iliad
is about the prince of troy who falls in love with a greek princess and captures her. the greek king is so mad that he decides to go to war with troy. trouble is they can't get inside because the walls are so tall. so they "surrender" and gift them with a large wooden horse who is secretly filled with there best soldiers once inside the city walls they attack and burn troy to the ground