Ancient Greek Philosophy, History, and Science Key Terms

philosopher

A person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, and the meaning of life.

logic

Rational thinking based on reason and clear argument.

rhetoric

The art of skillful speaking or writing.

Socrates

A Greek philosopher who taught through questioning, known as the Socratic method.

Plato

A philosopher who founded the Academy and wrote The Republic.

Aristotle

A philosopher who believed in moderation and developed the idea of the golden mean.

tragedy

A serious form of drama that often ends in disaster.

comedy

A humorous play that often criticizes society.

Herodotus

A historian known as the Father of History.

Alexander the Great

A Macedonian king who built a vast empire and spread Greek culture.

assassinate

To murder an important person for political reasons.

Alexandria

A major city founded by Alexander that became a center of learning.

Pythagoras

A Greek thinker known for contributions to mathematics.

Hippocratic Oath

A code of ethics for doctors based on Greek medicine.

Archimedes

A Greek scientist and inventor known for mathematical discoveries.

Hellenistic

Relating to Greek culture spread after Alexander's conquests.

Hippocrates

A Greek physician known as the Father of Medicine.

who was the individual who was responsible for alexander's education

Aristotle

what are four common pottery shaped made by greek potters

krater, kylix, amphora, and Leythos

Who were three most famous sculptors of the golden age of greece

Myron, Phidias, Praxiteles

what were the characteristics of myrons sculptors

what people SHOUD look like

what were the characteristics of Phdias sculptors

Larger than life statues (athena and zeus)

what is Aeschylus considered

the father of tragedy

who were the sophists

traveled from place to place, could find the answers and did not believe in absolute standards and taught men how to win politcal arguments

Who was Socrates?

Socrates (c. 470-399 BCE) was a foundational ancient Greek philosopher from Athens, known for shifting philosophy toward ethics and self-examination, famously using the "Socratic method" of question-and-answer to challenge assumptions and seek truth

who was someone socrates taught

plato was and he opened the academy in athens and wrote "The republic"

What was the Republic

disliked democracy and felt that everyone should serve in the goverment and felt too much freedom would produce social disorder

who was Herodotus

known as the "father of history" and wrote about the persian wars

who was Thucydides

considered the First scientific historian and wrote things that he himself had firsthand knowledge.