Ancient Greece Flashcards
1
Q
What does Philosophy mean?
A
Philo- the love of Sophy- to study
2
Q
Who was the father of mathematics?
A
Pythagoras
3
Q
Geometry
A
Euclid
4
Q
History
A
Herodotus
5
Q
Scientific history
A
Thucydides
6
Q
Drama
A
Sophocles
7
Q
Comedy
A
Aristophanes
8
Q
Where did the Olympic games take place?
A
Olympia
9
Q
What type of government?
A
A democracy
10
Q
The process of scientific method
A
Baileys
11
Q
Physics and Engineering
A
Archimedes
12
Q
Polis
A
A city state
13
Q
When did the minoans civilization take place?
A
2700-1500 BCE
14
Q
When did the Mycenaean era take place?
A
1900-1100 BCE
15
Q
When were the Dark Ages?
A
Around AD 476
