WHAP Chapter 4 Flashcards
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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 |