Chapter 8 Study Guide Flashcards
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To build
Construct
A distinctive form or type of something
Style
In spite of, regardless of
Despite
To make information public; to tell a secret
Reveal
To make or produce something; to bring something into existence
Create
To follow in order to capture or defeat
Pursue
To search for
Seek
Whose writing had an effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution?
Aristotle
What word does “love of wisdom” mean?
Philosophy
Who is considered the “father of history”?
Herodotus
When did Macedonia gain power?
When King Philip II came into power
Who wrote Greek epics including the Iliad?
Homer
Who taught the “golden mean”?
Aristotle
Where did people go to find out about the future?
Oracle
What language did Hellenistic kingdoms use?
Greek
What was Socrates true love?
Philosophy
What was unique about Greek gods and goddesses?
They had great powers but they looked like humans
Who was considered a threat to King Philip II?
Demosthenes
Who were the three best dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
Who was the scientist who said that the sun is the center of the solar system and that Earth revolved around it?
Aristarchus
Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?
They believed that the 12 most important gods and goddesses lived there
What did Demosthenes want his Greek city-state to do about the Macedonians?
Urged all the city-state to join together to fight the Macedonians
