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People
Events
Philosophers
Culture
100
a lover of wisdom
What is a philosopher?
100
the father of Alexander the Great
Who is Philip II?
100
this is what is believed to have killed Alexander the Great
What is typhoid fever?
100
did not trust democracy
Who is Plato?
100
this type of Greek play was performed to humorously mock people or customs
What is a comedy?
200
this describes a sun-centered solar system
What is heliocentric?
200
the father of history
Who is Herodotus?
200
how Alexander's career as a conqueror came to a halt
What is the death?
200
asked lots of questions
Who is Socrates?
200
Historians began to reject this in order to record more accurate historical accounts
What is bias?
300
rational thinking
What is logic?
300
gained the throne of Macedonia at age 20
Who is Alexander the Great?
300
how far Alexander extended his Empire east
What is India?
300
favored rule by a single strong and virtuous leader
Who is Aristotle?
300
the blend of Greek, Persian and Egyptian cultures
What is Hellenistic?
400
art of skillful speaking
What is rhetoric?
400
the Parthenon was built in her honor
Who is Athena?
400
Animals that convinced Alexander's men to turn back
What are elephants?
400
thought citizens should pursue the "golden mean"
Who is Aristotle?
400
city and country that was at the center of Hellenistic civilization
What is Alexandria, Egypt?
500
murder of a public figure
What is assassination?
500
early founder of medicine and care
Who was Hippocrates?
500
corrupting youth and disrespecting the gods
What are charges against Socrates?
500
is quoted as saying "I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing"
Who is Socrates?
500
Evidence Greek culture was honored in Macedonia
What is Aristotle tutoring Alexander?