Greek Civilization
How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet
24
what is Hippocrates known for
his practice in medicine and inventing the Hippocratic oath
society that was manly Military
Sparta
What are the two types of dramas
Comedy and Tragedy
what age did Alexander the Great rule Greece at
20 years old
the island that was the birth place of Greek civilization
what did Pythagoras invent
Pythagorean Theorem
what is the Athens government?
democracy
what are Oracles
the name of priest or priestess that could predict the future
What did Alexander do in battles?
he rode out in front
What are colonies
a settlement in a new territory that still keep close ties with the homeland
what did Thales study
mathematics and Astronomy
what did Sparta do to win the war
made a deal with Persia
two ways Greeks would show their worship to the gods and goddesses
festivals and sacrifices
what proved affective against the Persians
horse riders
What made the Greek civilization different from other civilizations
it didn't start by a river
what is the difference between Herodotus and Thucydides way of writing history
Thucydides didn't put in Greek myths in his writing
the society that destroyed Sparta
Thebes
four of the great Greek play writers
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
Who divided the four Empires, and what were the four Empires names?
Alexander´s generals separated them and the names were Macedonia, Pergamum, Seleucid, and Egypt.
What is a Polis and a Argo?
These were towns of cities that one person would rule or city states, Outside the acropolis was usually a market area or wide space known
name three Greek philosophers
Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle
who is Percales
Pericles was a great Athenian general who helped lead Athens for over 30 years when he ruled
Two the greatest epics in Greek history
the Iliad, and Odyssey
what era did Alexander make
Hellenistic Era.