Social Studies Ch 9 Quiz Flashcards
Hippocrates
Greatest Greek doctor
reason
clear and ordered thinking
Euclid
Father of Geometry; lived and taught in Alexandria, Egypt
Plato
Student of Socrates; created Academy for students, philosophers, and scientists
Hellenistic
the new blended culture
Socrates
Philosopher; taught by asking questions and challenging answers with questions; Socratic Method
Peloponnesian War
War between Athens vs Sparta
Darius I
claimed the throne and killed the rivals for power
Cyrus the Great
let people keep their own customs so they wont rebel
Aristotle
Student of Plato; advocater for reason to govern peoples´ lives and choices
alliance
an agreement to work together
Phalanx
Greek idea by giving each soldier a spear 16 feet long
Xerxes I
Darius´ son who tried to conquer Greece
calvary
a unit party who ride horses
AtG
built an empire stretching from the Adriatic Sea west to India and the Upper Nile in the south