123598776 | Alexander the Great | Conquered known world from Greece to Indus Valley, died at 32 | 0 | |
123598777 | One of Companion Cavalry, found the Greek/Macedonian dynasty of pharoah settled at Alexandria | Ptolemy | 1 | |
123598778 | Greek geographer, worked at Great Library where he proposed the earth was round, estimated circumference of the earth to an extreme point of accuracy, proposed existence of land mass between Europe and Asia | Eratosthenes | 2 | |
123598779 | Greek scientist who argued that the Earth rotated on an axis and that the sun was the center of the universe | Aristarcus | 3 | |
123598780 | Most famous Greek physician | Hippocrates | 4 | |
123598781 | Right triangle mathmetician | Pythagorus | 5 | |
123598782 | Greek inventor best known for his use physics to solve problems such as defenses against Roman invasion | Archimides | 6 | |
123598783 | Wrote textbook on the basics on geometry | Euclid | 7 | |
123598784 | A Macedonian who loved Greek culture, wishes to conquer Persia | Philip II | 8 | |
123598785 | This Athenian orator tried to rally his people against Macedonian invasion | Demosthenes | 9 | |
123598786 | Created the Stoic school of philosophy | Xeno | 10 | |
123598787 | Historian who wrote about the Persian wars | Herodatus | 11 | |
123598788 | Historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars | Thucydidies | 12 | |
123598789 | Third great Greek historian, first half of his name means "foreigner" | Xenophon | 13 | |
123598790 | "The Tenth Muse," known for beautiful poetry | Sappoh of Lesbos | 14 | |
123598791 | He was a soldier poet, created the "iamb," name means first sergeant | Archilochus | 15 | |
123598792 | Composed Iliad and Odyssey | Homer | 16 | |
123598793 | Greatest Greek hero at siege of Troy, Iliad ends with his death | Acyilles | 17 | |
123598794 | Trojans' greatest general and soldier | Hector | 18 | |
123598795 | Trojan prince, shot the arrow that killed the man who killed his brother | Paris | 19 | |
123598796 | First great Greek playright, was at Marathon where his brother died | Aeschylus | 20 | |
123598797 | The second great tragedian, wrote plays about Oedipus and Antigone | Sophocles | 21 |
AP World History Greek Names Part 1 Flashcards
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