Culture of Greece Greek Philosophy Alexander the Great Spread of Greek Culture Section 1-4
100
gods and goddesses
What did the Greeks believe in?
100
history, political science, science, and mathematics
What did Greek philosophy lead to?
100
Alexander led 42,000 soldiers to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Granicus.
How many soldiers did Alexander lead to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Granicus?
100
taught that the way to be happy was to seek out pleasure
What did Epicureanism teach?
100
Homer
Who wrote the Oddesy and Iliad?
200
shrine where priests spoke for the gods and godesses
What is an oracle?
200
teaching young Athenians to rebel the state
What was Socrates accused for?
200
arts
ideas
language
architecture
Name four aspects of Greek culture that Alexander and his armies spread throughout Asia and Northern Africa?
200
taught that happiness came from following reasons, not emotions, and doing your duty
What did Stoics teach?
200
Sophists
What was one school of philosophers?
300
Comedies and tragedies
What two kinds of drama did the Greeks develop?
300
democracy was not a good system of government
What did Plato teach?
300
Egyptian kingdom
Macedonian Kingdom
Pergamum Kingdom
Seleucid Kingdom
Name the four kingdoms that arose out of the decline of Alexander's empire?
300
sun was the center of the universe
What did Aristarchus believe?
300
history of Persian War
What did Herodotus write?
400
Euripides
Who wrote tragedies?
400
influenced the way Europeans and Americans thought about the government
What did Aristotle do?
400
It was called the Hellenistic Era because Hellenistic means "like the Greeks."
What was this time period of Alexander's spread of culture, and why was it called this?
400
Archimedes of Syracuse
Who figured out the value of pi?
400
Demosthenes
Name the Athenian lawyer who warned the Greeks that Philip was a threat to freedom.
500
reason, moderation, balance, and harmony
What 4 ideas did artists in Ancient Greece believe?
500
Thucydides
Who did historians think was the greatest historian in Ancient Greece?
500
Alexander's soldiers chose to go back home because they were tired and weak.
Why did Alexander turn back to Greece after invading India in 326 BC?
500
Euclid
Who wrote about plane geometry?
500
Greek art, their ideas, their armies.
What three things did Philip II especially admire about the Greeks?






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