Name That Philosopher
The Republic
Who is Plato?
These were the first type of Greek stories
What are epics?
The "father of history"
Who is Herodotus?
A short story that teaches a lesson
What is a fable?
The clearing around Athen's acropolis that served as a market and meeting place.
What is an agora?
Greece is located on this type of landform
What is a peninsula?
The Lyceum
Who is Aristotle?
These are two famous epics composed by the poet Homer during the 700s B.C.E.
What are The Iliad and The Odyssey?
The step-by-step questioning method to arrive at a final conclusion, the truth.
What is the Socratic Method?
To murder for political reasons
What is assassinate?
The Greek word for city-state
What is a polis?
This is the name of the peninsula on which Greece is located.
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
Philosopher-Kings
Who is Plato?
He is the ancient Greek credited with writing many of the fables we know today.
Who is Aesop?
The historian who rejected the idea that the gods affected human history.
Who was Thucydides?
A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
What is a philosopher?
The city-state that conquered the Minoans, bringing an end to their civilization.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
Geographic features that separated Greek city-states.
What are mountains?
The Golden Mean
Who is Aristotle?
The characteristic that all fables share.
What is a moral?
Leaders who seize power by force.
What are tyrants?
A story told mainly through the words and actions of a cast of characters
What is drama?
The city-state where democracy was born and the current capital of Greece.
What is Athens?
Sea that forms Greece's southern border.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Know Thyself
Who is Socrates?
The earliest type of Greek dramas.
What are tragedies?
The location of the Parthenon, the Athenian temple built to honor Athena.
What is the acropolis?
A person who belongs to a group that others consider wild or uncivilized
What is a barbarian?
The city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy and known for its military strength.
What is Sparta?
Economic activity made necessary by Greek geography.
What was trading?