Ancient Greece: Athenian Democracy, Alexander, and Greek Culture

ostracism

What are citizens believed to be dangerous to the state?

Pericles

Who brought the Athenian democracy to its fullest measure?

The citizens elect a few men who represent them in the government.

What is a representative democracy?

Direct democracy

What is the form of government in which citizens make the big decisions directly themselves?

the "Golden Age of Greece."

The age of pericles is often referred to as _______________________.

Delian League

What did Athens start to protect itself from Persians?

Began in 431 BC and lasted until 404 BC

When did the war between Sparta and Athens begin and end?

Philip II

Who was determined to unite all of Greece?

the Hellenic League

A league of Greek city-states with considerable self-government.

Alexander the Great

Who ruled after the assasination of Phillip II?

Aristotle

Who was Alexander's tutor?

Daniel 8:5-7

In what verse from the Bible does it show Alexander?

32 years (not yet 33 years old)

How old was Alexander when he died?

16

How many cities did Alexander name after himself?

His spreading of Greek culture

What became Alexander's most lasting contribution to world history?

Was divided among four generals

In the Battle of Ispus in 301 BC, what happened to the empire?

Man is the measure of all things.

Protagoris summed up the Greek way of thinking, which was _______________________.

Reading, writing, arithmetic, literature, history, speech, and music

Name the seven subjects studied by Greek boys.

The Parthenon, dedicated to Athena, the goddess of Athens

What is the greatest greek temple?

a brief story used to teach a moral (its characters are usually animals)

Define fable.

Father of Medicine

What was Hippocrates known as?

ultimate foundational truths

Define absolutes.

concluded that the order of the universe must have come from God.

Aristotle mastered every field of learning known to the Greeks, concluding _________________________.

Greco-Roman culture and Judeo-Christian religion and morality.

What is Western culture a large mixture of?

koine

What became the common language in greece?