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What was during the What was during the 400s B.C.400s B.C.

This was the date of This was the date of Greek’s Golden Age in Greek’s Golden Age in

Art?Art?

What was the What was the Parthenon ?Parthenon ?

This was the structure This was the structure built in honor of Athena built in honor of Athena

and considered the and considered the finest example of Greek finest example of Greek

architecture. architecture.

What was the discus What was the discus thrower?thrower?

This was the famous This was the famous sculpture by Myron.sculpture by Myron.

Who was Phidias?Who was Phidias?He was the sculptor of the He was the sculptor of the Athenas in the Parthenon Athenas in the Parthenon and his crowning glory the and his crowning glory the large statue of Zeus in the large statue of Zeus in the

temple of Zeus.temple of Zeus.

This was the perfect balance attained in

most Greek art between excess and

understatement.

What was the Golden What was the Golden Mean?Mean?

He was the teacher of He was the teacher of Alexander the Great and Alexander the Great and

thought that an thought that an important sign of a good important sign of a good government is a thriving government is a thriving

middle class.middle class.

Who was Aristotle?Who was Aristotle?

He urged students to He urged students to “know thyself”, and “know thyself”, and criticized Democracy criticized Democracy because people might because people might elect leaders who were elect leaders who were

incompetent. incompetent.

Who was Socrates?Who was Socrates?

This was Plato’s long This was Plato’s long work on the ideal form work on the ideal form

of government.of government.

What was “The Republic”?What was “The Republic”?

This means, “lover of This means, “lover of wisdom” in Greek.wisdom” in Greek.

What is philosophy?What is philosophy?

This Greek philosopher carefully categorized and described plants and animals, the basis for modern

biology.

Who was Aristotle?Who was Aristotle?

This Greek writer is This Greek writer is called the “Father of called the “Father of

History” History”

Who was Who was Herodotus?Herodotus?

This Greek historian and This Greek historian and soldier wrote the “ soldier wrote the “

History of the History of the Peloponnesian War”.Peloponnesian War”.

Who was Thucydides?Who was Thucydides?

These were Greek plays These were Greek plays containing action, containing action,

dialogue, and usually dialogue, and usually involved conflict and involved conflict and

emotion.emotion.

What were Greek dramas?What were Greek dramas?

These were the three great These were the three great Greek writers of tragedies, Greek writers of tragedies, where the hero struggled where the hero struggled

against fate.against fate.

Who were Aeschylus, Who were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides?Sophocles, and Euripides?

He was the Greek writer He was the Greek writer of comedies who wrote of comedies who wrote

plays such as “The plays such as “The Frogs”, and “The Frogs”, and “The

Clouds”.Clouds”.

Who was Aristophanes?Who was Aristophanes?

This was the fighting This was the fighting formation used by Philip of formation used by Philip of

Macedon as well as the Macedon as well as the Greek city-states.Greek city-states.

What was a phalanx?What was a phalanx?

He was the famous He was the famous Greek orator who Greek orator who opposed Phillip of opposed Phillip of

Macedon’s invasion of Macedon’s invasion of Greece.Greece.

Who was Demosthenes?Who was Demosthenes?

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“Don’t Choke!”

These were the two cultures that Alexander the Great attempted to merge and

spread throughout his large empire.

What was Greek and What was Greek and Persian culture?Persian culture?

This is the place where This is the place where Alexander’s army Alexander’s army

exhausted from continuous exhausted from continuous warfare, stops and turns warfare, stops and turns

back.back.

Where was the Indus River?Where was the Indus River?

These were the three These were the three kingdoms that Alexander kingdoms that Alexander the Great’s vast empire the Great’s vast empire

was divided into.was divided into.

What were Macedonia, Egypt, What were Macedonia, Egypt, and and Syria?Syria?

He was considered the He was considered the greatest scientist of the greatest scientist of the

Hellenistic Age and Hellenistic Age and calculated the value of (pi)л, calculated the value of (pi)л,

used cogged wheels or used cogged wheels or gears, the lever, and gears, the lever, and

compound pulleys or block compound pulleys or block and tackle .and tackle .

Who was Archimedes?Who was Archimedes?

He is considered the He is considered the “Father of Modern “Father of Modern

Medicine”.Medicine”.

Who was Who was Hippocrates?Hippocrates?

He is best known for his He is best known for his geometric theory that geometric theory that

states that the square of states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other the squares of the other

two sides. two sides.

Who was Pythagoras?Who was Pythagoras?

He was the Greek He was the Greek philosopher who stated philosopher who stated

that all matter is that all matter is composed of atoms or composed of atoms or

moving smaller particles moving smaller particles that cannot be divided.that cannot be divided.

Who was Democritus?Who was Democritus?

He was the Greek He was the Greek mathematician who mathematician who

calculated the diameter of calculated the diameter of the earth to within 50 miles.the earth to within 50 miles.

Who was Eratosthenes?Who was Eratosthenes?

He was the Greek scientist He was the Greek scientist who argued that the earth who argued that the earth and other planets moved and other planets moved

around the sun.around the sun.

Who was Aristarchus?Who was Aristarchus?

This was the Greek This was the Greek philosophy that scorned philosophy that scorned

pleasure, wealth, and social pleasure, wealth, and social position, and that people position, and that people should seek virtue only.should seek virtue only.

What was Cynicism?What was Cynicism?

This was Greek philosophy This was Greek philosophy that taught the philosophy of that taught the philosophy of

seeking pleasure and seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. Their motto avoiding pain. Their motto

was” eat, drink, and be was” eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we may merry for tomorrow we may

die.”die.”

What was Epicurianism?What was Epicurianism?

This was the Greek This was the Greek philosophy that taught that philosophy that taught that pleasure and pain should be pleasure and pain should be

dealt with the same, and dealt with the same, and that people should accept that people should accept whatever life hands them.whatever life hands them.

What was Stoicism?What was Stoicism?

These are the two These are the two interesting characteristics of interesting characteristics of

Greek science.Greek science.

What was the ability to learn What was the ability to learn so much with very few so much with very few instruments and secondly instruments and secondly the failure to use or apply the failure to use or apply great scientific knowledge in great scientific knowledge in practical ways?practical ways?

He was the Greek He was the Greek philosopher and cynic who is philosopher and cynic who is often pictured with a lantern often pictured with a lantern looking for an honest man.looking for an honest man.

Who was Diogenes?Who was Diogenes?