Greek Culture Chapter 8 Review

Who believed that happiness resulted from using reason?

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

The word philosophy means

Who is considered to be the greatest historian of the ancient world?

What is a traveling professional teacher

A time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people is...

The scientist who proved that the Earth revolves around the sun is the center of the universe.

Aristotle taught his students the...

Who rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong?

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

a great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding

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

The astronomer who concluded that Earth is round was...

Alexander and his army of 40,000 soldiers, defeated an army of Persians in the Battle of...

Who became king of Macedonia at age 20

Founded by Alexander in Egypt

Who was a commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20?

Happiness through moderate pleasure and freedom from fear and pain is the goal of life is?

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

What is the type of mathematics that deals with spheres and cylinders?

Who created knowledge through teachings such as history, political science, biology, and logic

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

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

Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion.

What a person leaves behind when he or she dies is....

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

Who is known as “the father of medicine”?

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

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

Who was a student of Socrates who wrote the Republic?

Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about

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

Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was...

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

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

The type of math that relates points, lines, surfaces and angels to one another

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

Archimedes, a scientist, mathematician, and inventor, is best known in mathematics for

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