WH 8.1/8.2 Review

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

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

What is a story that is told through the action of the characters?

Who was a traveling teacher in ancient Greece?

The ideals that Greeks based their art and architecture on were reason, balance and _______.

The word philosophy means

The three best -known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripides and

After he compared the government of different city-states to tfind the best one, who wrote the book Politics?

________ is the custom of passing along stories by speech.

Who was an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

Who is considered to be the "father of history"?

______ is a priest or priestess who could tell the future.

Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was

______ is a traditional story about gods and goddesses.

Who were thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology and logic

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

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

Who was a student of Socrates who wrote the Republic?

What is a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today?

What is a short tale that teaches a lesson?