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Art and Architecture
Hellenistic Writing
Philosophies
Mathematical Contributions
Scientific Contributions
100
Stone, marble, limestone
What are Greek statues made of?
100
Apollonius
Who wrote Argonautica?
100
Epicurus and Zeno
Who created Epicureanism? Who created Stoicism?
100
A number used to determine the area and circumference of a circle
What is Pi?
100
The catapult
What did Archimedes invent?
200
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
What are the three styles of architecture?
200
A ram with a golden fleece
In Argonautica, what was Jason and his shipmates looking for?
200
“The porch”
What does stoa mean?
200
pi
What mathematical value did Archimedes discover?
200
The sun is the center of the universe.
What did Aristarchus conclude?
300
They made their seats terraced, and placed the theaters out in the open.
What did the Ancient Greeks do to their theaters to improve the view and sound?
300
Old comedies poked fun at political leaders, while Greek New Comedy was about the love and relationships of ordinary people
What was the difference between Greek old comedy and Greek New Comedy?
300
One should not focus on what they do not have.
What is something that the Epicureans believed?
300
The book Elements about plane geometry
What book did Euclid write?
300
He measured the circumference of the earth.
What did Eratosthenes do?
400
They were more realistic instead of searching for perfection
How were Hellenistic sculptures different from the older style of sculpture?
400
Short poems about the beauty of nature
What type of poems did Theocritus write and what were they about?
400
To make a happy life for yourself
What was the purpose of studying philosophy for the Epicureans?
400
The outer border of a circle; the measurement of the perimeter
What is the definition of circumference
400
A system that helped explain how stars and planets moved.
What did Hipparchus create?
500
Tell stories, decoration, and sometimes to reflect emotions.
What were statues used for?
500
Menander, his works influenced the development of European comedy during the Renaissance and comedy today
Who is considered the most important poet of Greek New Comedy and why?
500
You should not let your emotions drive your actions, and instead use reason.
How did the Stoics believe that one could find happiness?
500
“There is no royal way to learn geometry”
What did Euclid tell King Ptolemy Ⅰ when he asked if there was a faster way to learn geometry?
500
Militaristic defense
How did Syracuse use the catapult?