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Greek Culture
Greek Philosophy
Alexander the Great
Greek Scientists
This and That
100
A traditional story about gods and goddesses
What is a myth?
100
The meaning of the word philosophy
What is "love of wisdom"?
100
The way that Alexander became king of Macedonia.
What is inherited throne from father?
100
Hippocrates was the "Father of this" because he looked at the human body.
What is medicine?
100
The mountain home of the Greek gods
What is Mount Olympus?
200
A short story with a moral
What is a fable?
200
The philosopher who killed himself by drinking hemlock.
Who is Socrates?
200
He drove this empire out of Greece.
What is the Persian empire?
200
Archimedes built this battle machine.
What is the catapult?
200
Archimedes yelled this when he was in the bathtub.
What is "eureka"?
300
A long poem about heroic deeds
What is an epic?
300
He wrote the Republic and believed that philosopher-kings should govern
Who is Plato?
300
He built this city which was a center of trade and learning.
What is Alexandria?
300
Euclid was the father of this type of math.
What is plane geometry?
300
He said "Give me a lever and I will move the Earth".
Who is Archimedes?
400
Tragedy and comedy are two types
What is drama?
400
He taught his students to follow the Golden Mean.
Who is Aristotle?
400
This military leader studied Alexander and his military strategies.
Who is Julius Caesar? (Also accept Napoleon)
400
He created a theorem concerning the sides of the right triangle.
Who is Pythagoras?
400
These athletic games are held every four years. (Today the athletes wear clothes.)
What are the Olympic Games?
500
The most common type of Greek column
What is Doric?
500
This method of teaching requires students to answer pointed questions.
What is the Socratic method?
500
Alexander's empire was located on these three continents.
What are Africa, Asia, and Europe?
500
The "Father of History". Too bad he said that the gods caused some events.
Who is Herodotus?
500
This era started with Alexander the Great and was a time when Greek culture spread.
What is the Hellenistic Era?