AP World History Greek Names Part 1 Flashcards

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