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Give the artist and time period of the Discus Thrower sculpture.
Myron
490-430 B.C.
Give the artist and time period of the Statue of Athena in the Parthenon.
Phidias
490-430 B.C.
Give the artist and time period of the Hermes sculpture with Dionysus.
Praxiteles
390-330 B.C.
Give the author and time period of the Orestia (tragedy) drama.
Aeschylus
400 B.C.
Give the author and time period of the Oedipus Rex tragedies.
Sophocles
400 B.C.
Give the author and time period of the Trojan woman tragedies.
Euripides
300 B.C.
Give the author and time period of the Clouds comedies/satire.
Aristophanes
?? B.C.
Give the author and time period of the following philosophies: Absolute Truth
Socratic Method
This philosopher was also condembed for corruption of Athens children.
Socrates
420-399 B.C.
Give the author and time period for the following philosophies: The Republic (the "ideal government"
the Academy
Plato
428-347 B.C.
Which philosopher wrote over 200 books and believed that knowledge is gained through the senses?
Aristotle
384-322 B.C.
Describe what the historian Herodotus wrote about and in what time period?
Historia about the Persian world
Included supernatural explanations
Tried to check on the accuracy of information
Time period: 484-425 B.C.
Describe what the historian Thucydides wrote about and in what time period?
Wrote about the Peloponnesian war
First scientific historian
No role for supernatural explanation
Time period: 460-400 B.C.
Describe scientist Thales' accomplishments and give the time period.
Water as a basic substance
Foretold a solar eclipse
Time period: Mid-600s B.C.
Describe scientist Pythagoras' accomplishments and give the time period.
a squared plus b squared = c squared
Math explanations used in algebra
Pythagorean theorem
Time period: 500s B.C.
Describe scientist Hippocrates' accomplishments and give the time period.
Illness has natural causes
Medicine is a science
Cod for ethical medical conduct (do no harm)
Time period: 400s B.C.
Describe scientist Euclid's accomplishments and give time period.
Wrote theory of geometry
Time period: ?
Describe scientist Archimedes' accomplishments and give time period.
Caclulated value of pi
Designed cranes
Surface area and volume of a sphere
A Roman soldier killed him
Time period: 287-212 B.C.
Locate the following bodies of water on the map of Ancient Greece:
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Gulf of Corinth
Hellespont (Dardenelles)
Mark these on blank map
Locate the following land forms/land areas on the map of Ancient Greece:
Pindus Mountains
Attic Plain
Peloponneseus
Crete
Balkan Peninsula
Delos
Asia Minor
Macedonia
Persia
Ionia (shade inside Asia Minor)
Mark these on blank map
Locate the following cities on the map of Ancient Greece:
Troy
Mycenae
Knossos
Sparta
Athens
Corinth
Miletus
Mark these on blank map
Locate on the map of Ancient Greece where the following battles took place:
Marathon
Salamis
Thermopylae
Mark these on blank map
who were the ancestors of the Macedonians?
The Dorians
What were the three goals of Phillip II of Macedonia?
1 - Create a strong army.
2 - Unify city states of Greece/expand Macedonia.
3 - Destroy Persians
What were three different ways that Phillip II pursued his ambition?
1 - Organied army into Greek Phalanxes
2 - Organized Greece
3 - 16 row deep forces
Which goals did Philip II achieve before he was murdered?
1 - Good army
2 - Allied a polics through marriage/bribes
3 - Conquests
What experiences prepared Alexander to be the ruler of Macedonia and Greece?
War leader at 16 years old
Well educated
What were the places where Alexander fought major battles on the first phase of his campaign of "West against East"?
Granerios river
Coast of Asia Minor
Issus, Syria
Ionia
Phoenician Seaport
At which places did Alexander fight major battles after he conquered Egype?
Invaded Mesopotamia
Tigris River
How was Alexander's empire divided after his death?
There were divided into three separate domains: Ptolemy, Seleve, and Antigonus
What is the significanceof the Jewish festival of Hanukkah?
Rededication of the teple of Jeruselum 165 B.C. after Judah Maccabee's victory
What is Hellenistic culture?
It blended Greek and Persian culture
Made by Alexander the Great
How was life in Hellenic cities different from that in the Polis?
Hellenic:
- Women had a lower class
-Loyalty to city-state
- Polis ruled by all citizens
Hellenistic:
Women had a higher class
-Greeks sought the best jobs as soldiers
- Kings--ruled by one person
What is the Septuagint?
Greek translation of Hebrew Bible
Name the three main systems of thought in Hellenistic philosophy.
Cynicism:
- Founded by Diogenes
- Criticized materialsm
- Simple living in harmony
Stoicism:
- Founded by Zeno
- Ignore emotions
- Accept all circumstances of life
Epicurianism:
- Founded byEpicurus
- Avoid joy and pain
- Live simple life
How was Hellenic art different from Hellenistic art?
Hellenic:
- Realistic
-Ideal man
-Not as much emotion
- Never sold for money

Hellenistic:
-Had emotion
- Sold for money
How were Hellenistic plays different from Hellenic plays?
Hellenistic:
-More emotion
-Comedies, not tragedies

Hellenic:
-Less emotion
- Tragedies