WHAP Chapter 4 Flashcards

201115152	Pheidippides	A Greek messenger who ran 26 miles from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to tell of Greek victory. Died shortly after.	0
201115153	ethnocentrism	A belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group	1
201115154	xenophobia	A fear or hatred of foreigners	2
201115155	Phidias	Ancient Greek sculptor of the Parthenon	3
201115156	Herodotus	The ancient Greek known as the "father of history"	4
201115157	Trojan War	A great war fought between Greece and Troy	5
201115158	Iberian Peninsula	The peninsula where present-day Spain and Portugal are located	6
201115159	Pythagoras	Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem	7
201115160	Ptolemy	Ancient Greek scientist who supplied the geocentric model of astronomy	8
201115161	Homer	ancient Greek epic poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey	9
201115162	Sappho	A female Greek poet who wrote about human emotions	10