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Greece and Alexander
Ancient Greece and Alexander the Great
Question | Answer |
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Greek city-state known for democracy, humanism, art, architecture, philosphy, etc. | Athens |
Greek city-state known for its militarism. Example: unhealthy children were left to die, etc. | Sparta |
glorification of war or the military | militarism |
government where power is held by the people. Example: Athens | democracy |
Another word for Greek culture | Hellenic |
Culture created by Alexander the Great that combined Greek, Persian, Indian and Egyptian cultures. An example of cultural diffusion. | Hellenistic |
exchange of goods and ideas between cultures. Examples: Alexander the Great spreading Hellenic culture and creating Hellenistic culture | cultural diffusion |
blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey about the Trojan War | Homer |
Games between the Greek city-states to honor Zeus | Olympics |
belief in more than one god/goddess. Example: the ancient Greek city-states | polytheism |
idea that each person has worth and should excel in a variety of activites (be physically fit, well educated, etc.) | humanism |
Period where Athens achieved great things in the areas of philosophy, math, science, art, architecture, drama, etc. | Golden Age of Athens |
Greek physician who created an oath in which doctors promised to not intentionally do harm to a patient | Hippocrates |
Greek philosopher whose method of questioning and trying to explore deeper answers and get people to see another point of view got him into trouble and eventually convicted and executed | Socrates |
Athenian sculptor whose Discus Thrower is a great example of humanism. The subject is physically fit and concentrating on the task at hand (and he's in motion) | Myron |
land surrounded on three sides by water. Example: Greece | peninsula |