Greek Civilization

Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was

the distance around the Earth

Alexander's main enemy, the king of the Persians, was

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

a great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding

Homer's epic, the Iliad, is about

a time when Greek culture spread through the known world

Aesop's fables were a part of Greek

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

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

Student of Socrates who wrote the Republic

Happiness is the freedom from fear and pain

Rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong

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

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

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

A time when Greek ideas spread to non Greek people

Who is known as "the father of medicine"

Through Mythology, the Greek people expressed their

Became king of Macedonia at age 20

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

An ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

A way of teaching by asking questions that is used today

A long poem about heroic deeds

The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic and

Aristotle taught his students the

A short tale that teaches a lesson

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

mathematics that deals with points, lines and angles

A traditional story about gods and goddesses

After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because his

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

believed that happiness resulted from using reason

Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotions

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

A traveling professional teacher

A priest or priestess who could tell the future

In Hellenistic kingdoms, governement buisiness was conducted in what language?

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