Culture of Greece | Greek Philosophy | Alexander the Great | Spread of Greek Culture | Section 1-4 |
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gods and goddesses
What did the Greeks believe in?
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history, political science, science, and mathematics
What did Greek philosophy lead to?
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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?
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taught that the way to be happy was to seek out pleasure
What did Epicureanism teach?
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Homer
Who wrote the Oddesy and Iliad?
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shrine where priests spoke for the gods and godesses
What is an oracle?
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teaching young Athenians to rebel the state
What was Socrates accused for?
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arts
ideas language architecture
Name four aspects of Greek culture that Alexander and his armies spread throughout Asia and Northern Africa?
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taught that happiness came from following reasons, not emotions, and doing your duty
What did Stoics teach?
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Sophists
What was one school of philosophers?
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Comedies and tragedies
What two kinds of drama did the Greeks develop?
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democracy was not a good system of government
What did Plato teach?
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Egyptian kingdom
Macedonian Kingdom Pergamum Kingdom Seleucid Kingdom
Name the four kingdoms that arose out of the decline of Alexander's empire?
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sun was the center of the universe
What did Aristarchus believe?
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history of Persian War
What did Herodotus write?
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Euripides
Who wrote tragedies?
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influenced the way Europeans and Americans thought about the government
What did Aristotle do?
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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?
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Archimedes of Syracuse
Who figured out the value of pi?
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Demosthenes
Name the Athenian lawyer who warned the Greeks that Philip was a threat to freedom.
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reason, moderation, balance, and harmony
What 4 ideas did artists in Ancient Greece believe?
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Thucydides
Who did historians think was the greatest historian in Ancient Greece?
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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?
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Euclid
Who wrote about plane geometry?
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Greek art, their ideas, their armies.
What three things did Philip II especially admire about the Greeks?
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