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Mitty Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alexander the Great | Conquered the Persian Empire |
| Phillip II | Conquered Greece after Pelopenisian War |
| Pericles | Ruled over the Golden Age of Athens, contracted the Parthenon |
| Solon | Father of Democracy in Athens |
| Cleisthenes | Laid groundwork for Athenian democracy, created constitution |
| Herodotus | Wrote the history of Persian War and Greco Wars (Father of History) |
| Trojan War | Somewhat mythical conflict in Troy described by Homer |
| Peloponnesian War | Conflict between leagues of city states for control over Greece |
| Plato | Wrote Socratic dialogues, founded the Academy (early school) |
| Oracle of Delphi | A medium that communicated with the God Apollo and advised Greece leaders |
| Socrates | Wrote the comprehensive basis for Western philosophy: logic and syllogisms |
| Aristotle | The socratic method, the study of ethics |
| Pantheon of Gods | A hierarchy of mythical beings worshiped by many Greeks to explain their way of life |
| Ptolemy | Creator of geocentric (earth centered) model of the solar system; map maker |
| Archimedes | Numerous geometric equations and constants, including pi; inventions mostly for war |
| Euclid | Wrote "Elements" a math book used for centuries: Father of Geometry |
| Hipparchus | Mathematical model for the movement of planets: Father of Trigonometry |
| Pythagorus | Founded philosophy that everything is related to math (the pythagorean theorem) |
| Hippocrates | Father of Medicine: Founded a school of medicine based on science, not superstition |
| Sophocles | Oedipus and Antigone, Introduced third actor, Most successful Dionysian playwright |
| Aeschylus | Soldier and first Dionysian playwright, introduced second actor: Father of Tragedy |
| Euripides | Introduced realistic, flawed characters Dionysian theatre |
| Theatre of Dionysus | Location of Dionysian revolution in drama; a holy temple to the God Dionysus |
| Phidias | Sculptor of Athena Pathenos and Zeus |
| Homer | Wrote the Iliad and Odyssey about the Trojan War |
| Olympics | Games in praise of the Greek Gods; showed Greek interest in fitness and competition |
| Parthenon | Located on the Acropolis, a temple to the Goddess Athena |
| Hellenistic Era | A period of time after the death of Alexander, rich in science and art |
| Democracy | Government by the people themselves, majority rules (example: US), Created in Athens by Solon |
| Oligarchy | Government by the few (Rule of the elite minority - Atristocracy), (Rule of the rich - Plutocracy), example = Russia |
| Autocracy | Ruled by one (Tyranny - Ruled by force), (Monarchy - heredity king) |
| Archaic Era | Simple and stylized, Persian Wars |
| Classical Era | Motion sculptures, more realistic, time of Peloponnesian War |
| Hellenistic Era | Most realistic, sculptures show much movement, Alexanders empire peaks during this time |
| Golden Age of Athens | Progressive math, science, religion, art big, drama popular |
| Hopalite | Normal jobs but became soldiers during war |
| Phalanx | A war formation of a perfect square. First rows have spears out front. |
| Socratic Method | Focused on teacher asking students questions to teach (taught by Aristotle and Plato), created Socrates |
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