Semester two final study guide Flashcards
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Spartans
According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person
lives in a just and rational state
The years after the Persian Wars were called what for Athens?
Golden age
Which philosopher did Aristotle learn from?
Plato
Who created Stoicism?
Zeno
Socrates believed…
in critical examination through a question and answer process.
Who was Socrates most famous student?
Plato
Which four kingdoms emerged following Alexander the Great’s death?
Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum, and Egypt
The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that
using proportions and mathematical ratios, the idea human form could be produced
Alexander the Great’s Empire stretched from Greece to:
India
Who created the Socratic Method?
Socrates
The ancient Greeks considered religion
necessary to the well-being of the state.
Who was put on trial for corrupting the city’s youth and failing to respect the gods?
Socrates
Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first
real history in Western civilization
Who set ethical standards for doctors that are still followed today?
Hippocrates
The conquests of Alexander the Great gave rise to the
Hellenistic era, during which the Greek language and Greek ideas spread.
Who came up with the philosophy of an “ideal state”?
Plato
What belief system preached all people, including women and slaves were morally equal; even if they were not in society?
Stoicism
The Peloponnesian War involved what 2 groups of people?
Spartans and Athenians
What was Socrates punishment?
He voluntarily drank poison and died.
How does Athenian democracy compare today’s American democracy? Give examples of similarities and differences, in order to get full credit.
slaves nad no womens rights
but there weren’t dictatorships or royalties.
