They wanted honor and please the gods. They believed it pleased the gods when they showed skill in arts or athletics.
Why did the Greeks have festivals and rituals for their gods?
100
From the Greek word for "love of wisdom"
Where does the word philosophy come from?
100
Demosthenes
Who warned the Greeks about Phillip's army?
100
The Hellenistic kings spread Greek culture by building new cities in conquered lands to be like Greek cities. They brought Greek architects and sculptors to their kingdoms.
How did the Hellenistic kings spread Greek culture?
200
Homer
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
200
Philip built a large army. The Greek city states were weak from the Peloponnesian war. By the time they tried to stop Philip, it was to late.
How was Philip II able to gain control over most of Greece?
200
Sculpture and drama in the Hellenistic Era showed people more realistically. The statues of humans showed emotions and did not make people look perfect.
how did Greek sculpture and drama change during the Hellenistic Era?
300
The lessons they teach are valuable for people of any culture and any time.
Why do you think Aesop's fables are still told today?
300
He was the first to do careful research, rather than relying on legends.
Why is Herodotus called "the father of history?"
300
The dream of Alexander's father, Philip, was to conquer the Persian empire. Alexander accomplished that goal.
How did Alexander fulfill his father's dream?
300
Stoicism is a belief that happiness comes from reason and sound thinking.
What is Stoicism?
400
Fables end with a moral, or a useful lesson.
How do fables usually end?
400
Herodotus believed gods affected events. Thucydides thought history was controlled by people, not gods.
How were Herodotus and Thucydides different?
400
It was Alexander's final victory over the Persians and allowed him to take over the entire Persian empire.
Why was the Battle of Guagamela so important to Alexander?
400
Solid Geometry
If you wanted to figure out how much air is in a basketball, would you use plane geometry or solid geometry?
500
Temples were for worshiping the gods and honoring the gods.
Why were temples built?
500
Plato disliked Athenian democracy because he did not believe that everyone in society could make good decisions. he didn't trust common people to rule.
Why did Plato dislike Athenian democracy?
500
The generals fought among themselves and the empire broke into four separate kingdoms: Macedonia, Pergamum, Egypt, and the Seleucid Empire.
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
500
The Greeks tried to stop Rome by supporting Rome's enemies and wars, but they were not successful. They were defeated by the Roman's.
How did the Greek city-states react to Rome's growing power?