FeS Test 4 Flashcards
pantheon
Greek deities
Pontifex maximus
a title of Roman caesars and of the popes
Waldensians
baptistic believers in Europe; c. 1000-1500
Albigensians
baptistic believers in France; c. 1200
syncretism
blending false beliefs with biblical ones
Industrial Revolution
factory expansion in Europe; began c. 1800
alchemical
relating to alchemy, using “dark arts” to do chemistry
Hesiod
Greek historian; c. 700 BC
Heraclitus
Greek philosopher; v. 540-475 BC
Socrates
Greek philosopher, teacher of Plato; c. 470-399 BC
Plato
Greek philosopher, teacher of Aristotle; 427-347 BC
Aristotle
Greek philosopher, student of Plato; 384-322 BC
Hellenistic
pertaining to Greek culture after Alexander; 323-31 BC
Ptolemy
Roman scientist; c. 150 AD
gnosticism
belief that human reasoning can know all; false