Unit 2 Assessment Great Greeks and Alexander the Great
What do the literary works Oedipus Rex, The Illiad, The Odyssey and Antigone have in common?
They all show the impact of Greek religion in daily life.
Herodotus
Greek Historian, considered the Father of History.
Aristotle
A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, studied with Plato
Homer
A Greek poet, author of The Iliad and The Odyssey
Combines Greek, Persian, Egyuptian and Indian cultures
Alexander the Great's Empire
Socrates
Philosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; developed the Socratic Method
Phidias
Sculptor of the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Plato
Socrates' most well known pupil. Wrote "The Republic"
Hippocrates
"Father of Western Medicine" Believed diseases came from natural causes, not the Gods. "First, do no harm."
Pythagoras
(582?-500?BCE) Greek mathematician responsible for the Pythagorean Theorem which states the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. (a2 + b2 =c2)
Cause-Greek city-states are conquered by King Philip II
Effect-Greek city states become a monarchy
Cause-Greek city states are weakened by the Peoplonnesian Wars
Effect-King Philip II of Macedonia is able to conquer the Greek city-states
Euclid
Father of geometry
Aeschylus
Greek dramatist known as the Father of Tragedy
Thucydides
Greek historian
Archimedes
Greek mathematician and inventor. Best known for creating the lever and pulley system
Sophocles
Greek writer of tragedies; author of Oedipus Rex