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5320010993Myronwas the most famous Greek sculptor. His most famous work is the Discus thrower.0
5320010994Phidiaswas another famous sculptor who created statues of Athena in Athens and a famous statue of Zeus at the temple of Olympia1
5320010995Pythagoraswas a great mathematician who stated that everything could be explained or expressed with numbers. He is most famous for his Pythagorean theorem, the geometric theory that stated that the sides that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. (A2+B2=C2)2
5320010996Eucliddeveloped geometry into a system. His textbook, Elements, was used for over a thousand years and is the basis for many of today's geometry books3
5320010997Archimedeswas a great mathematician and scientist. He calculated the value of pi. He also developed the principle of the lever.4
5320010998Hipparchusthe first person to make systematic use of trigonometry5
5320010999DemocritusGreek scientist who believed that all matter is composed of moving atoms- small particles that he thought could not be divided6
5320011000Eratosthenescalculated the diameter of the earth7
5320011001Aristarchusstated that the earth and other planets move around the sun8
5320011002Herodotusthe first great historian in the world. He wrote a history of the Persian Wars.9
5320011003Thucydideswas another great Greek historian who is famous for his History of the Peloponnesian War10
5320011004Hippocratesknown as the founder of medicine. He taught that all diseases come from natural causes, not as punishments from the gods. The best cures were rest, fresh air, and proper diet. The Hippocratic Oath- a pledge based on his teachings- is still used today.11
5320011005Cynicstaught people that they should seek virtue only. They scorned pleasure, wealth, and social positions. The most famous cynic was Diogenes12
5320011006StoicsBelieved the world was directed by divine reason. People should accept whatever the laws of nature and might bring and be indifferent to grief, fear, pain, or pleasure. Stoicism was established by the philosopher Zeno13
5320011007Epicureanstaught that the aim of life was to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Their motto was, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die."14
5320011008Dramatwo types, tragedies and comedies15
5320011009Hubrisan arrogant disregard for moral laws.16
5320011010Aeschylusthe father of Greek tragedy his most famous play was Agamemnon17
5320011011Sophoclesused tragedies to defend traditional values. His most famous work is Oedipus the Tyrant18
5320011012Euripedesquestioned many of the old beliefs and ideas with plays like Medea (Jason's wife)19
5320011013Aristophanesthe Greatest writer of comedy. He wrote Congress Women and The Clouds20
5320011014Musesdaughters of Zeus21
5320011015Doric22
5320011016Ionic23
5320011017Corinthian24
5320011018Arthur John Evans1893 excavated on Crete25
5320011019Minoansadvanced civilization on Crete, an island south of Greece26
5320011020Linear BMinoan writing that was deciphered27
5320011021Michael Ventrislinguist who deciphered the Minoan language28
5320011022Heinrich Schliemanndiscovered that Troy exiseted29
5320011023Saphofemale poet of Ancient Greece30
5320011024Homerwho wrote the illiad and the oddysey31
5320011025Peloponnesussouthern tip of greece32
5320011026Battle of the MarathonAthens defeats Darius and the Persians33
5320011027Miltiadesleader of the Athenians at Marathon34
5320011028Phillipidesrunner to Athens35
5320011029Thermopylae Passwhere Xerxes fought through to get to Athens36
5320011030Battle of SalamisWhen the Athenian fleet destroyed the Persian fleet37
5320011031PericlesAthenian who led the Delian League38
5320011032Historiaresearches39
5320011033Palaestraoutdoor public arena for training40
5320011034Augurinterpreter of dreams41
5320011035Peloponnesian Warwar between Athens and Sparta42
5320011036Macedoniacountry that conquered Greece43
5320011037Battle of ChaeronenWhen Philip of Macedonia conquered Greece44
5320011038Alexander the GreatPhilip's son who invaded the Persian Empire45
5320011039AntigonusMacedonia and Greece46
5320011040PtolemyEgypt and Palestine47
5320011041AsiaSeleucus48
5320011042Federalismpower shared between central and city-state government49
5320011043Socratesasked questions to gain knowledge. did not write down most of his work50
5320011044Platowrote the Republic pupil of Socrates, he said the ideal form of government would be an aristocracy, founded the Academy of Athens51
5320011045Aristotlepupil of Plato teacher of Alexander the Great wrote Politics, Logic, and Poetics, tried to arranged and organize things into systems52
5320011046helotsspartan slaves53
5320011047meticsAthenian non-citizens54

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