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Ancient Greece

Harcourt Book 6 Lesson 3-4

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Plague A deadly disease.
Scholar Seekers of knowledge.
Tragedy Serious plays with unhappy endings.
Comedy Plays designed to make audiences laugh.
Demagogue A leader who stirs up the feelings and fears of people to gain personal power.
League A group of allies.
When did the city-states work together? During the Persian Wars.
What ended the Golden Age of Athens? The Peloponnesian War.
What is considered the world's first democracy? Athens.
What did Plato start and why? Ana academy to train future leaders, so they could learn the lessons that they would need to govern well.
What were the two sides in the Peloponnesian War? Sparta and it's allies in the Peloponnesian League and Athens and it's allies in the Delian League.
What started the Peloponnesian War? Sparta feared Athens growing power.
What ended the Peloponnesian War? Pericles died of the plague, demagogues tried to take over leading the assembly in making poor decisions, Athens surrendered.
What city became an important center of learning during the Hellenistic age? Alexandria, Egypt.
What are Sophocles and Aristophanes known for? Sophocles wrote tragedies and Aristophanes wrote comedies.
Who was Pericles? He was the Athenian leader during the Persian Wars.
What changes did he make in the Athenian government? He introduced pay for public officials, and allowed those who were not wealthy to serve in the government.
What is the Golden Age? A time when people or civilizations were at its best.
What was the Parthenon? Marble temple built on the Acropolis.
When and why was it built? 432 B.C.-celebrated Greek victories in the Persian Wars and honored the Greek goddess, Athena.
What contribution did Hippocrates make to science? He showed that illnesses come from natural causes.
What does the term philosopher mean? "Lovers of wisdom."
Who was Socrates and what happened to him? A Greek philosopher was ordered to take his own life for teaching dangerous ideas to the cities young .
Who was Aristotle and what subjects did he search for knowledge in? A philosophy student of Plato; biology, astronomy, economics, law, science, and sports.
What did Alexander learn from his two main teachers? He learned about other countries and peoples of Aristotle and how to be a warrior from his father.
In what way did Alexander succeed where Philip the 2nd, his father, failed? Alexander led an armed attack against the Persian Empire and defeated the Persian Army.
Why was Alexandria, Egypt a part of Alexander's legacy? Alexander founded it as a center for Greek learning.
Which philosopher was Alexander's teacher? Aristotle.
What early victory led to Alexander's conquests in Asia? Victory over the Persians at Granicus.
How did Alexander's rule affect culture and society for several centuries after his death? He ordered cities built that became centers of Greek learning and culture.
What happened to Alexander's empire after his death? It split up, because there was no leader strong enough to hold it together.
Describe the accomplishments of Alexander the Great. (Part 1) Alexander the Great was knowledgeable about other countries and peoples. He was also a fearless warrior.
Euclid was known for? He studied geometry.
Archimedes was known for? He used math to build machines.
Aristarchus was known for? He used mathematics to suggest all the planets including the Earth revolve around the sun.
Eratosthenes was known for? He estimated the distance around the Earth.
Describe the accomplishments of Alexander the Great. (Part 2) He built one of the world's largest empires, spreading Greek culture throughout Eastern Europe, northern Africa, and southwest Asia. He built many cities that became centers of learning.
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