Philosophy
The word philosophy means_________.
"love of wisdom"
Homer's epic, the Iliad is about this.
What is the Trojan War?
In 331 B.C. Alexander conquered Egypt and built a new city and named it this.
What is Alexandria?
Alexandria, the Greek capital of Egypt was most famous for this.
What is a vast library?
He said that king Philip II was a threat to Greek freedom.
Who was Demosthenes?
This philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers.
Who is Pythagoras?
They were a part of Greek oral traditions.
What are Aesop's fables?
Alexander and his army of 40,000 defeated an army of Persians in the Battle of _______________.
What is Granicus?
Hellenistic kings wanted this city to serve as a model for all other cities.
What is Alexandria?
This Greek poet wrote several epic poems.
Who is Homer?
He was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was philosophy.
Who was Socrates?
These two types of dramas were performed at religious festivals.
What are comedies and tragedies?
Alexander's main enemy was the king of the Persians.
Who was Darius III ?
In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in this language.
What is Greek?
He was known as the "father of medicine".
Who was Hippocrates?
Aristotle taught his students this.
What is the "golden mean" ?
After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, he wrote the book Politics.
Who was Aristotle?
After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because __________.
What is the generals fought one another?
Aristotle believed that the best form of government was a combination of these three types.
What are monarchy, oligarchy and democracy?
He is considered to the "father of history".
Who is Herodotus?
He was sentenced to death for his teachings.
Who was Socrates?
He wrote The Republic
Who was Plato?
As a boy, Alexander read the Greek Epics. His role model was this warrior-hero.
Who was Achilles?
The authors of this document believed like Aristotle, no one person or group should have too much power.
What is the United States Constitution?
He was a historian who rejected the idea that the gods affected human history.
Who was Thucydides?