greek culture-- chapter three

Question 1

the expression— focus on man

Answer 1

his ability to think/reason

study of humanities

man is the measure of all things

Question 2

philosophers- trust in mans reasoning.

Thales of Miletus

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

Answer 2

• father of philosophy. first to explain universe in natural terms. water is the natural substance.
• “know thyself” unexamined life is not worth living. a teacher. reason is best guide to good behaviour.
• established the Acadamy. true reality is outside physical world
• taught by Plato. reality in physical world. organon. syllogism.

Question 3

science medicine and mathematics

Pythagoras

Hippocrates

Euclid

Eratosthenes

Answer 3

• universe could be explained in mathematical terms
• father of medicine
• father of geometry
• Greek astronomer /geographer –longitude and latitude. belief that earth is round

Question 4

achievements in literature - historians

Answer 4

Herodotus–father of history

Thucydides– history of pelopnnesian war

Question 5

achievements in literature– drama

Answer 5

plays came from:
festivals
uses:
entertainment
education

Sophocles- tragedies
Aristophanes- comedies

Question 6

excellence in art

Answer 6

sculpture:
archais
classical
Hellenistic

architecture:
Doric
ionic
Corinthian

Question 7

the expression— epicureans/stoics conflict with Paul

Answer 7

Epicurus- happiness or pleasure are achieved through avoidance of pain or fear

Zeno- father of stoicism
man must accept fate and live a life full of self control

Question 8

the essence – Greek values and character

Answer 8

helenic— pure Greece

helenistic— Greek culture mixed with another culture