The height of Greek civilization
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| 690977067 | sanctuaries | places of worship | 1 | |
| 690977068 | classical | an artistic style, characterized by beautiful simplicity and graceful balance | 2 | |
| 690977069 | amphora | a large vase for storing oil and other bulk supplies- with scenes from mythology | 3 | |
| 690977070 | Myron | sculptor in the golden age- depicted idealized views of what people should look like rather than actual persons | 4 | |
| 690977071 | Aeschylus | first writer of tragedies in the 400's BC; wrote Oresteia; wrote 90 plays | 5 | |
| 690977072 | Olympia | where the Olympic games where held every 4 years | 6 | |
| 690977073 | pentathon | Olympic event which combined: running, jumping, throwing the discus, wrestling and hurling the javelin | 7 | |
| 690977074 | logic | the science of reasoning | 8 | |
| 690977075 | Thucydides | wrote about the Peloponnesian War; was regarded as the first scientific historian because he rejected the idea that deities were part of human history | 9 | |
| 690977076 | Pythagoras | developed the Pythagorean theorem; taught the world was round and revolved around a fixed point | 10 | |
| 690977077 | Parthenon | A temple to Athena built on the summit of the Acropolis in Athens; built from 447-432 BC under the rule of Pericles. | 11 | |
| 690977078 | Phidias | In charge of the Parthenon's sculptures; Carved the towering statue of Athena placed inside the Parthenon. | 12 | |
| 690977079 | Dionysus | God of wine and fertility | 13 | |
| 690977080 | Euripides | author of Greek tragedies including The Trojan Women; ;rarely wrote about the influence of the deities | 14 | |
| 690977081 | Olympic Games | began in 776 B.C; religious festival held in honour of Zeus | 15 | |
| 690977082 | philosophy | the seeking of wisdom | 16 | |
| 690977083 | Sophists | Professional travelling teachers in ancient Greece; claimed they knew everything; didn't believe in absolute legal and moral standards | 17 | |
| 690977084 | Socrates | (470-399 B.C) Philosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; asked students pointed questions to make them use their reason (Socratic method) | 18 | |
| 690977085 | Plato | Student of Socrates; wrote "The Republic" about the perfectly governed society | 19 | |
| 690977086 | Aristotle | Philosopher who wrote 200+ books; taught 'the golden mean' at his Athenian school, the Lyceum; stressed the value of knowledge gained through the senses | 20 | |
| 690977087 | Herodotus | the first Greek historian; separated fact from legend; "the father of history" | 21 | |
| 690977088 | "the father of medicine" | Hippocrates, the Greek physician | 22 | |
| 690977089 | Phillip II | was an ancient Greek king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336. He was the father of Alexander the Great. | 23 | |
| 690977090 | founder of Stoicism | Zeno | 24 | |
| 690977091 | Alexander the Great | son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world | 25 | |
| 690977092 | Alexandria | City in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great, center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization | 26 | |
| 690977093 | Hellenistic | A new culture formed with: Hellenic ways mixed with elements of Middle Eastern culture | 27 | |
| 690977094 | Menander | Most renowned Hellenistic playwright; specialized in comedies about everyday life | 28 | |
| 690977095 | Archimedes | invented the compound pulley and the cylinder screw; discovered principle of buoyancy and demonstrated the principle of the lever | 29 | |
| 690977096 | Eratosthenes | estimated the earth's circumference to within 1% of the correct figure | 30 |
