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Ancient Greece (Lesson 4 and 5)

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  • Who was the inventor that created the water screw?
    Archimedes
  • Epic poem about Achilles and his heroic triumphs of the Trojan War
    The Iliad
  • What were histories?
    Records kept by historians that documented important events from the time period
  • A body of stories that uses gods and heroes to explain the events happening around them
    Mythology
  • Who was the Greek doctor that figured out what caused diseases and how to treat them?
    Hippocrates
  • Short stories that were told to teach a lesson
    Fable
  • Who was the most popular epic poet?
    Homer
  • Most popular lyric poet in Ancient Greece
    Sappho
  • What is a deity?
    Any being that is believed to have divine power over the people
  • Who is the king of the gods?
    Zeus
  • Student of Socrates. Started The Academy and wrote The Replublic
    Plato
  • Clear and ordered thinking is also known as...
    Reason
  • Who was the historian that documented the Persian War. Known as the "Father of History"
    Herodotus
  • An __________________ poem was long and usually told of a Greek hero overcoming a bunch of obstacles.
    Epic
  • This philosopher taught by asking questions. He was put to death for questioning the gods
    Socrates
  • Epic poem that tells the tale of Odysseus and his ten year journey home from the Trojan War
    The Odyssey
  • Student of Plato. Believed in living a life of moderation, using logic.
    Aristotle
  • Most popular writer of fables
    Aesop
  • Athenian hero that killed the Minotaur in Crete
    Theseus
  • Instrument used with lyrical poetry in Ancient Greece
    Lyre
  • Who was the historian that was an Athenian soldier that documented the Peloponnesian War in a neutral way?
    Thucydides
  • Poetry set to music
    Lyric Poetry
  • Who was Euclid? What did he accomplish?
    Created geometry. Great Greek mathematician
  • _________________ were plays that described the hardships faced by Greek heroes
    Tragedies
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