Greek Legacies #1
An impact on earlier generations on present day is called what...?
Cultural/scientific legacy
What poked fun at real people that could sway public opinion?
Satires
Who was the Greek philosopher that started a Greek school called the Academy?
Plato
Who was the Greek astronomer that studied the earth, sun, moon, planets and believed that the earth and planets revolved around the sun?
Aristarchus
Who was the "Father of History"?
Herodotus
What is one of the favorite forms of entertainment for the Greeks?
Greek Theater
In Greek, what does the word "philosophy" mean?
"Love of wisdom"
Who was the Greek philosopher that taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Who was the Greek geographer that had a good idea of the circumference of the Earth; invented latitude and longitude, and showed that the Earth was round?
Eratosthenes
Who was the host of Family Feud?
Steve Harvey
What was drama?
Plays that contained action, dialogue and emotion.
What is philosophy?
The study of some of the most basic questions about human life.
Who lived without any luxuries and didn't have a permanent home and felt that money and possessions were unnecessary?
Diogenes
Who was the Greek mathematician that created a theorem for finding the 3rd side of a triangle?
Pythagoras
Which president was excelled in wrestling?
Abraham Lincoln
What were very serious plays with a moral lesson?
Greek Tragedies
Give me one philosophical question.
Examples: Why do we experience emotion?
What is truth?
Do animals have souls?
Does time have a beginning or an end?
Can people change?
Who was the Greek doctor that tried finding causes of diseases and creating the Hippocratic Oath?
Hippocrates
Who was the "Father of Geometry"?
Euclid
What is one of the popular coffees in Starbucks?
Cappuccino
What were more light-hearted than tragedies?
Greek Comedies
Who was the Greek philosopher that was guilty and was sentenced to death and taught people by asking questions?
Socrates
Who was the Greek mathematician that discovered pulleys and levers and worked to create simple machines?
Archimedes
Who relied on eyewitnesses to report facts about the Peloponnesian War?
Thucydides
What are some names of Bailey's friends?
Kinsley, Kylie, Delaney