Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World

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

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

Our current writing system is based on the Greek alphabet.

Euclid studied and contributed most to the field of _____________.

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

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

Homer wrote the ____________ and the Odyssey.

Seleucus ruled Egypt.

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

Alexandria encompassed two of the wonders of the ancient world:

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

___________ killed the Minotaur in the labyrinth in Crete.

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

Aesop wrote famous stories called allegories.

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

A phalanx of soldiers is shaped like a circle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Socrates was condemned to death for asking too many questions.

Alexander the Great inherited his throne from his father _____________.

Some famous Greek playwrights are:

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

The most impressive example of Greek architecture is the _______________.

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

__________________ ruled the area of Macedonia and part of Greece.