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8 Cards in this Set
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Homer |
(c. 800 B.C.) Greek poet; credited with composing the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Archimedes |
(born 290 B.C.) Greek inventor and mathematician: invented the formulas for the surface area and volume of a sphere
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Pericles |
(c. 495-429 B.C) Athenian leader: played a major role in the development of a democracy and the Athenian empire |
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Socrates |
(c. 470-399 B.C) Athenian philosopher of late 400s B.C ; taught through questioning; helped from many values of Western culture; was put to death for challenging Athenian values |
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King Philip |
(382-336 B.C) King of Macedonia; sized power in 359 B.C; conquered the Greek city-states; father of Alexander the Great |
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Alexander the Great |
King of Macedonia (365-323 B.C); conquered Europe,Asia, and Africa; spread Hellensim |
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Solon |
(c. 630-560 B.C) Athenian statesman: made Athens more democratic |
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Ecluid |
(c. 300 B.C) Greco-Roman mathematician; known for the Elements, a book on geometry |
