| A | B |
|---|
| Phillip II | King of Macedonia conquered Greece |
| Alexander the Great | Phillip's son, conquered land in Europe, Africa and Asia |
| Darius III | Persian leader, defeated by Alexander |
| Socrates | Greek philosopher who invented a new way of thinking and teaching |
| Aeschylus | earliest Greek dramatist ( wrote plays) |
| Sophocles | wrote plays that were realistic, accepted suffering as part of life |
| Aristophenes | famous writer of Greek comedies, poked fun at politics and issues of the day |
| Herodotus | Greek historian known as the father of history |
| Thucydides | a general from the Peloponnesian War, rejected the idea that the Gods affected human history |
| Aristotle | A Greek philosopher who studied under Plato and taught Alexander the Great |
| Plato | Greek Philosopher who was taught by Socrates, wrote many philosophical works, founded the Academy |
| Hippocrates | considered the Father of Medicine |
| Macedonia | Kingdom north of Greece, eventually conquered Greece |
| Persia | Middle eastern Kingdom |
| Asia Minor | peninsula in SW Asia near the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea |
| Alexandria | city in Egypt founded by Alexander, center of trade and business |
| Hellenistic Era | time period when the spread of Greek culture caused cultural diffusion |
| satraps | Persian government officials |
| elite | people who were considered the top of society |
| voluntarily | by choice or free will |
| legacy | something left behind, what you're remembered by |
| style | a distinct form. EX: Greek architecture |
| drama | stories written in the form of a play |
| comedy | a play that tells a humorous story |
| Plane Geometry | a branch of math that shows how points, lines, angles and services are related |
