Greece's Golden Age

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Includes info about democracy, philosophy, and art of classical Greece.
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The Athenian statesman who strengthened Athens' democracy Pericles
What did Pericles do to strengthen Athenian democracy? He increased public officials.
The political system that involves citizens ruling themselves directly. Direct Democracy
The 23,000 Square Foot Temple in Athens Parthenon
The sculptor who did most of the work for the Parthenon Phidias
Art portraying serenity, harmony, proportion, beauty Classical Art
A serious drama containing common themes Tragedy
A humorous drama usually making fun of political figures Comedy
Excessive Pride Hubris
Dramatist who wrote the Oresteia and more than 80 other plays Aeschylus
Dramatist who wrote the Oedipus the King, Antigone and more than 100 other plays Sophocles
Dramatist who wrote the Medea and other plays usually portraying strong women Euripedes
Dramatist who wrote the The Birds, Lysistrata and more than 80 other plays Aristophanes
The greatest historian of Greece Thucydides
The other historian of Greece Herodotus
Means "Love of Wisdom" Philosophy
The group of philosophers that included Protagoras Sophists
The famous critic of the Sophists who was executed by hemlock Socrates
The philosopher who made "The Republic" and "The Allegory of the Cave" Plato
The philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great Aristotle
The famous king of Macedonia Phillip II
King Phillip II's son Alexander the Great
The orator who warned Greece of Phillip II Demosthenes
Which battle involved Athens and Thebes fighting against Macedonia? Battle of Chaeronea
Alexander the Great's horse Bucephalus
Where was Alexander's first victory against the Persians? Granicus River
Who was the Persian king Alexander defeated? Darius III
Once Alexander defeated King Darius III, what did he have control of? Anatolia
Where was Alexander's last victory over the Persians? Gaugamela
The Greek historian who made a theory about the fire in Persia Arrian
Alexander's heir who ruled Egypt Ptolemy
Alexander's heir who ruled Macedonia Antigonus I
Alexander's heir who ruled most of Persia Seleucus
The language of most Hellenistic cultures Koine
The center of commerce of Greece Alexandria
The lighthouse in Alexandria Pharos
Estimated the sun was 300 times larger than Earth Aristarchus
Tried to estimate Earth's size Eratosthenes
The highly regarded mathematicia Euclid
Estimated the value of pi and made a screw Archimedes
founded Stoicism Zeno
school of thought that promoted social unity Stoicism
founded Epicureanism Epicurus
school of thought that is about the pursuit of human pleasures Epicureanism
the giant bronze statue in Rhodes Colossus of Rhodes
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