Greeks Golden Age Test Flashcards
The golden age was was the period when the Greeks reached new heights of what?
Culture
The building on top of the Acropolis that was built to honor Athena?
parthenon
One change in art during the golden age was what?
Life like figures
Art in the golden age die NoT expres the desile To be what?
Unified city states
The study of realry and human existence
Philosophy
- Taught education was key to personal growth. Criticized demoragy, Taught through questioning. Executed for teachings. Who was he?
Socrates
The philosopher who wrote about government, justice, and the nature of physical and spiritual things
Plato
The philosopher who believed that everything could be studied logically and organized information in systems that are still used in science today.
Aristolto
The philosopher who thought that everything could be explained in terms of mathematics.
Pythaics
Who was the medical pioneer who taught that disease comes from natural causes and not from the gods?
Hippocrates
The Father of History and the first great historian of the western world.
Herocrates
Plays containing action of dialogue are what?
Drama
Greeks believed the gods punished them for displaying hubris, what is hubris?
Son of pride
Who wrote the Greek tragedy titled Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles
The leader who ended the independence of the city-states and united Greece under his rule.
Philop of masadawn
Took over his father’s kingdom at the age of 20. Conquered Persia. Mixed Asian and Mediterranean cultures.
Alexander the great
The Greek’s conquests under Alexander mixed Asian and Mediterranean cultures to create a way of life that became known as what?
Helinistic culture
Which school of thought believed that people should love simply and naturally, and that all actions have motives?
Sinex
Which school of thought believed that all knowledge is uncertain, question everything?
Skeptics
Which school of thought taught that one should accept their fate without complaint?
Stoic
Which school of thought taught that the aim of life is to seek pleasure and avoid pain?
Epicurean
Who is the author of Elements?
Euchelid
Who was the Greek scientist who invented labor saving devices?
Aircomedis
Who was the early Greek who determined the world was round and measured the diameter of the earth with an error of less than 1%?
Eratosthenes
