Chapter 6 Flashcards
The furthest point alexander reached was _______
India
What were the 3 goals of alexander the great
- conquer the known world
- spread greek culture
- rule an empire
Alexander the great died in ________ at age ___
Babylon
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Who established the hellenistic culture
Alexander the great
What is greek like culture that combined asian, mediterrean, and Egyptian ideas
Hellenistic
In 301 bc, 3 generals divided alexanders empire into what 3 kingdoms?
Macedon
Egypt
Syria
The _________ class began to grow during the hellenistic age
Middle
The _________ was an era of great cultural progress for greece
Golden age
The greek city of ______ was the symbol of greece’s golden age
Athens
The ________ was a marble temple on top of the acropolis that was built in honor of ______
Parthenon
Athena
________ sculpted the discus thrower
Myron
Phidias sculpted the statues of _________ and _________
Athena and zeus
List 2 characteristics of greek art:
Glorified human beings
Pride in city states
Expressed greek belief
Combo of beauty and usefulness
The study of basic questions of reality and human existence is called __________
Philosophy
What does “philosopher” mean
Lover of wisdom
Socrates believed _________ was the key to personal growth
Education
____________ is a method that uses questioning to teach
Socratic method
What were the 2 things socrates was accused of doing
Denying existence of gods
Corrupting youth
Socrates greatest student was ________
Plato
Plato founded the ________, a special school in athens for teaching _________
Academy
Philosophy
In the _______________, plato explained that all material things are an imperfect expression of perfect and universal ideas or forms
Theory of forms
The _________ is a dialogue describing plato’s view of a perfect society and government
Republic
Plato believed that ________ was the ideal form of government
Aristocracy
________ was a student of plato at the academy
Aristotle
Who founded his own school in athens in 335 bc
Aristotle
What did Aristotle write about in his book of ethics?
Study of what makes people happy
Aristotle wanted to combine a ________, _________ and _________ to form a limited government
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Democracy
_________ was a philosopher who believed that everything could be explained in terms of mathematics
Pythagoras
Pythagoras developed the ___________
Pythagorean thrm
_________ was the 1st historian in the western world
Herodotus
Who was the father of history
Herodotus
The history of the peloponnesian war was written by _________
Thucydides
________ are plays containing action or dialogue and involove conflict emotion
Drama
_______ are plays were the main character struggled against fate or events
Tragedies
________ are plays that make fun of ideas and people
Comedies
Where was macedon located in relation to mainland greece
North of greece
__________ became king of macedon in 359 bc
Phillip II
Phillip II army was organized into _________ or rows of soldiers who carried 18 ft spears
Phalanx
How did athenian greeks view the macedon population
They were savages
What were the 2 opinions the greeks had of being conquered by phillip II
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Phillip II dreamed of conquering the ________ empire but was ________ before he could
Persian
Assassinated
_________ succeeded philip II as king of macedon
Alexander the great
Alexander the great received his military education in _________ and received his school from _______
Macedon army
Aristotle
Why was alexander the great such a successful military leader?
He was well prepared and skilled and respected
_________ became the largest city in the world during Hellenistic age
Alexandria egypt
Many greeks turned to _______ during the hellenistic age to find focus in their lives
Religion
_______ was a school of philosophy where cynics taught people should live simply and naturally w/o regard for pleasure, wealth, or social status
Cynicism
___________ was the belief that the universe is always changing and all knowledge is uncertain
Skepticism
_________ was the belief that divine reason directed the world so people should accept their fate w/o complaint
Stoicism
___________ believed that the aim of life was to seek pleasure and avoid pain - limiting ones desires to avoid suffering
Epicureanism
_______ made major advancements in geometry
Euclid
____________ believed that the sun was the center of the universe
Aristarchus
_________ used trigonometry to calculate eclipses
Hipparchus
________ calculated the distance around earth, and was considered the greatest scientist of his day
Eratosthenes
