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SS 11 & 12 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Writer of comic plays | Aristophanes |
| An Athenian philosopher who was interested in the thinking process and encouraged self-knowledge | Socrates |
| God whose festivals featured dance and drama | Dionysus |
| Earliest writer to create a two-character play | Aeschylus |
| Scholar and teacher known as "the master of them that know" who was the first to classify plants and animals | Aristotle |
| Scientist considered the "father of scientific medicine" | Hippocrates |
| Pupil of Socrates and founder of the Academy | Plato |
| Writer of tragedies about suffering caused by people doing bad things | Euripides |
| Early scientist who encouraged observation | Thales |
| Writer of histories, called "father of history" | Herodotus |
| Greek scientist who wrote a geometry book | Euclid |
| Egyptian dynasty started by one of Alexander's generals | Ptolemies |
| Places where goods are made | factories |
| Person talented with public speaking | orator |
| Name given to the people of Greece and its colonies | Hellenistic |
| Who invented useful machines | Archimedes |
| Person held by an enemy until a bargain is kept | hostage |
| Name for all non-Greek people | barbaroi |
| agreements/partnerships | alliances |
| strong formation of soldiers in battle | phalanx |
| How did Greeks honor the gods? | Tried to always do their best |
| Olympic games honored which god? | Zeus |
| Olympic event with 5 different sports | pentathlon |
| Political figures were poked fun at during ____ | comedies |
| What we know about Socrates' philosophy comes from___ | his speeches were written down by Plato |
| What was Plato's book, The Republic, about? | political science |
| Which Greek thinker believed that illness came from natural causes, not evil spirits? | Hippocrates |
| Parades, poems, and free meals were given to___ | Olympic winners |
| The idea of the play came about when____ | stories about gods and heroes were acted out |
| Philosophia included the study of the natural world and ____ | the search for truth |
| The goal of the Greek scientists was____ | to add to their store of knowledge |
| The Greek city-states lost their independence in 338Bc when they were conquered by ____ | Philip II of Macedonia |
| Kings of Macedonia were of _____decent and admired Greek _____ | Greek, culture |
| True or False: A tactic used by Philip to take over the city-states was to make public speeches warning the people | false |
| Easternmost extent of Alexander's empire | Indus River |
| Who was Alexander's teacher? | Aristotle |
| Alexander's first great victory was over the ___ | Persian Empire. |
| One result of Alexander's conquests was ____ | increase in Greek cultural influence |
| The geography of Greece is made up of__________ | islands and mountains. |
| Democracy is a government run by_____________ | the citizens. |
| The Greek scientists taught us many things about_____________________ | math, astronomy, geography and science. |
| Alexander spread Greek culture by colonizing the new cities built in lands he conquered with___________ | Greek citizens. |
| Mathematics, geography, astronomy, theater, democracy, and the Socratic method | are some of the many things we learned from the Greeks. |
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