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Chapter 6 Flashcards

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The furthest point alexander reached was _______

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India

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What were the 3 goals of alexander the great

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  • conquer the known world
  • spread greek culture
  • rule an empire
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Alexander the great died in ________ at age ___

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Babylon

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3
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Who established the hellenistic culture

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Alexander the great

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What is greek like culture that combined asian, mediterrean, and Egyptian ideas

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Hellenistic

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In 301 bc, 3 generals divided alexanders empire into what 3 kingdoms?

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Macedon
Egypt
Syria

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6
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The _________ class began to grow during the hellenistic age

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Middle

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The _________ was an era of great cultural progress for greece

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Golden age

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The greek city of ______ was the symbol of greece’s golden age

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Athens

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The ________ was a marble temple on top of the acropolis that was built in honor of ______

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Parthenon

Athena

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10
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________ sculpted the discus thrower

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Myron

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11
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Phidias sculpted the statues of _________ and _________

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Athena and zeus

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12
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List 2 characteristics of greek art:

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Glorified human beings
Pride in city states
Expressed greek belief
Combo of beauty and usefulness

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13
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The study of basic questions of reality and human existence is called __________

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Philosophy

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14
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What does “philosopher” mean

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Lover of wisdom

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15
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Socrates believed _________ was the key to personal growth

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Education

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16
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____________ is a method that uses questioning to teach

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Socratic method

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17
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What were the 2 things socrates was accused of doing

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Denying existence of gods

Corrupting youth

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18
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Socrates greatest student was ________

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Plato

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Plato founded the ________, a special school in athens for teaching _________

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Academy

Philosophy

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In the _______________, plato explained that all material things are an imperfect expression of perfect and universal ideas or forms

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Theory of forms

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The _________ is a dialogue describing plato’s view of a perfect society and government

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Republic

22
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Plato believed that ________ was the ideal form of government

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Aristocracy

23
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________ was a student of plato at the academy

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Aristotle

24
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Who founded his own school in athens in 335 bc

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Aristotle

25
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What did Aristotle write about in his book of ethics?

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Study of what makes people happy

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Aristotle wanted to combine a ________, _________ and _________ to form a limited government

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Monarchy
Aristocracy
Democracy

27
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_________ was a philosopher who believed that everything could be explained in terms of mathematics

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Pythagoras

28
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Pythagoras developed the ___________

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Pythagorean thrm

29
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_________ was the 1st historian in the western world

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Herodotus

30
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Who was the father of history

A

Herodotus

31
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The history of the peloponnesian war was written by _________

A

Thucydides

32
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________ are plays containing action or dialogue and involove conflict emotion

A

Drama

33
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_______ are plays were the main character struggled against fate or events

A

Tragedies

34
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________ are plays that make fun of ideas and people

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Comedies

35
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Where was macedon located in relation to mainland greece

A

North of greece

36
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__________ became king of macedon in 359 bc

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Phillip II

37
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Phillip II army was organized into _________ or rows of soldiers who carried 18 ft spears

A

Phalanx

38
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How did athenian greeks view the macedon population

A

They were savages

39
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What were the 2 opinions the greeks had of being conquered by phillip II

A

?

40
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Phillip II dreamed of conquering the ________ empire but was ________ before he could

A

Persian

Assassinated

41
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_________ succeeded philip II as king of macedon

A

Alexander the great

42
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Alexander the great received his military education in _________ and received his school from _______

A

Macedon army

Aristotle

43
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Why was alexander the great such a successful military leader?

A

He was well prepared and skilled and respected

44
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_________ became the largest city in the world during Hellenistic age

A

Alexandria egypt

45
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Many greeks turned to _______ during the hellenistic age to find focus in their lives

A

Religion

46
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_______ was a school of philosophy where cynics taught people should live simply and naturally w/o regard for pleasure, wealth, or social status

A

Cynicism

47
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___________ was the belief that the universe is always changing and all knowledge is uncertain

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Skepticism

48
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_________ was the belief that divine reason directed the world so people should accept their fate w/o complaint

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Stoicism

49
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___________ believed that the aim of life was to seek pleasure and avoid pain - limiting ones desires to avoid suffering

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Epicureanism

50
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_______ made major advancements in geometry

A

Euclid

51
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____________ believed that the sun was the center of the universe

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Aristarchus

52
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_________ used trigonometry to calculate eclipses

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Hipparchus

53
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________ calculated the distance around earth, and was considered the greatest scientist of his day

A

Eratosthenes

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