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Unit 5- Greek and Hellenistic Culture

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Period of scientific development & cultural advancement in GreeceThe "Golden Age"
Tutor of Alexander the GreatAristotle
City in which the Parthenon was builtAthens
Style of art devel. by GreeksClassical
Form of drama developed by the Greeks where lead character struggles against fate, suffers, & ends unhappilyTragedy
Form of drama devel. by Greeks that uses satire, witty comments, & usually ends happilyComedy
Science of wisdomPhilosophy
Science of reasoningLogic
System of moral behavior that guides individuals & societiesEthics
First great Greek philosopherSocrates
The 2nd great Greek philosopher, started a school called the academy and wrote The RepublicPlato
The 3rd great Greek philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, opened a school in Athens called the LyceumAristotle
King of the Macedonians who conquered Greece, was murdered and followed by his son.Phillip II
King of Persia who was defeated by the Greeks, killed by his general giving control of Persian Empire to MacedoniaDarius III
General who took over Egypt, Libya and parts of the Middle EastPtolemy
Greek artist in charge of the Parthenon & carved the statue of AthenaPhidias
Method of teaching that asked questions and forced the student to defend their answers with logicSocratic method
Professional teachers in Athens whose name means "knowers"Sophists
Great Greek artist who sculpted the Discus ThrowerMyron
A painting on the wallMural
The "father of history" who 1st recorded historical events as they occurredHerodotus
City built by the Macedonians in Egypt during the Hellenistic periodAlexandria
Greek writer of tragedy who wrote the play Oedipus RexSophocles
The provences (sub-divisions) of the empire of AlexanderDomain
He explained everything in mathematical terms; devel. a theorem dealing with the sides of right angle trianglesPythagoras
Greek physician - estab. medical ethics; believed diseases had natural causesHippocrates
Country north of GreeceMacedonia
Recording events w/o bias & using reliable researchScientific history
1st of the great Greek writersAeschylus
Jewish celebration of reoccupation of Jerusalem and the templeHanukkah
Hellenistic mathematician who wrote a book on GeometryEuclid
Scientist who invented the compound pulley & principles of the leverArchimedes
Philosophy of accepting the world as it is, avoiding politics & living simplyEpicureanism
Philosophy that all is governed by natural law; emotion & pain ignoredStoicism
Philosophy to live a simple life in accordance with natureCynicism


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