Ch. 8 Greek Civilization

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II

The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings

The word philosophy means

Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?

what a person leaves behind when he or she dies

a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was

Who is known as “the father of medicine”?

Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers?

The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater

the custom of passing along stories by Speech

After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, who wrote the book Politics?

Many Greeks visited an oracle to find out about the future

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad

became king of Macedonia at age 20

Who is considered to be the “father of history”?

Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round?

Aristotle taught his students the

Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about

Aesop’s fables were a part of Greek

Greek scientist who stated sun is the center of the solar system and Earth revolves around it

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

Hellenistic kings wanted which city’s buildings to serve as a model for all other cities?

Aristotle’s writing had no effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution.

a long poem about heroic deeds

a short tale that teaches a lesson

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

founded by Alexander in Egypt

This philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers