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Student of Socrates who wrote the "Republic" |
Plato |
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thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge through teaching subkects such as history, political science, biology, and logic |
philosophers |
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considered to be the greatest historian of the ancient world |
Thucydides |
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traveling professional philosopher-teachers |
Sophists |
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a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today |
Socratic method |
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According to the map, which body of water bordered Alexander's empire of the West? |
Mediterranean Sea |
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According to the map, which city of Alexander's empire was in Egypt? |
Alexandria |
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The map shows that Alexander's empire extended to which river in the East? |
Indus |
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The 3 types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and... |
Corinthian |
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Who is known as "the father of medicine"? |
Hippocrates |
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Aesop's fables were a part of Greek... |
oral tradition |
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Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round? |
Eratosthenes |
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In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in which language? |
Greek |
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After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because his... |
generals fought one another. |
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Who is considered to be the "father of history"? |
Herodotus |
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Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt, and was most famous among scholars for its... |
vast library. |
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Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their... |
religious beliefs. |
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Which Athenian was a lawyer and public speaker who said that the Macedonian king Phillip II was a threat to Greek freedom? |
Demosthenes |
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Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was... |
philosophy. |
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The Greek scientist who concluded that the sun is the center of the solar system, and that the Earth revolves around the Sun, was... |
Aristarchus. |
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Aristotle taught his students to live a life of balance and moderation and find the... |
"golden mean." |
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This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Illiad and the Odyssey, which took place around the Trojan War. |
Homer |
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Hellenistic kings wanted which city to serve as a cultural model for all other cities? |
Athens |
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Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers (hint: his theorem is used in geometry today)? |
Pythagoras |
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Which philosopher was sentenced to death for encouraging young people to question things and think for themselves? |
Socrates |
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Who taught that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings? |
Plato |
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What are the 2 types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals? |
comedy and tragedy |
