Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World

Hellenistic buildings tended to be plainer and simpler than earlier Greek buildings.

Cleopatra was a direct descendant of ____________ (a Macedonian) even though she is a symbol of ancient Egypt.

___________ killed the Minotaur in the labyrinth in Crete.

Aristarchus was the first person to propose that the Earth moves around the sun.

To this day, doctors still take the Hippocratic oath when they graduate from medical school.

A uniform system of ___________ allowed the Hellenistic empires to network and specialize their production of goods.

______________ was founded by Alexander and chosen by Ptolemy as his capital city.

Some famous Greek playwrights are:

Alexandria encompassed two of the wonders of the ancient world:

Euclid studied and contributed most to the field of _____________.

The most impressive example of Greek architecture is the _______________.

Alexander the Great inherited his throne from his father _____________.

One of the greatest Hellenistic inventors was _______________, who created machines for both agriculture and war.

Greek influence was less common in _________ areas, where people spoke their own languages and kept their own religions.

Aesop wrote famous stories called allegories.

Homer wrote the ____________ and the Odyssey.

A phalanx of soldiers is shaped like a circle.

Artistotle was taught by ___________, who started a school called the Academy.

Socrates was condemned to death for asking too many questions.

Alexander encouraged conquered people to keep their own customs and traditions.

Aristotle was probably the greatest Greek thinker, and he believed in _____________, or clear and ordered thinking.

Seleucus ruled Egypt.

The blending of Greek culture with those of conquered Persia, Egypt, Syrian, etc. created a new _______________ culture.

Our current writing system is based on the Greek alphabet.

__________________ ruled the area of Macedonia and part of Greece.

Arguably the most famous Greek hero was _____________, who performed 12 almost-impossible tasks.

Alexander conquered parts of China, India, Greece, and the ______________ Empire, among other lands.

The Gods defeated the _____________ to take control of Mount Olympus.

Hellenistic woman had fewer rights than those in Greek city-states.