History Chapter 6

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The Golden Age took place during the ___B.C
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The Golden Age took place during the ___B.C
400
At the top of the Acropolis in Athens is the___
Parthenon
4 characteristics of Greek art during Golden Age
glorified humans as the most important creatures in the universe
symbolized people's pride in their city-states
expressed Greek ideals of harmony, balance, order, and moderation
combined beauty and usefulness
The Greek scientist, philosopher, and political writer who believed in a division of power among different levels of government was ___
Aristotle
Example of Greek Tragedy
Oedipus the Tyrant
Example of Greek Comedy and who wrote it
The Clouds, Aristophanes
Demosthenes lead the ___ in opposition of Philip of ___
Athenians, Macedonia
Alexander wanted people to think of him as a __
divine monarch
In the east, Alexander's armies conquered territory as far east as the __ River
Indus
Alexander's army refused to let him conquer __
India
Time between Alexander's death the the Roman conquest of Greece in 146 B.C. is know as the __Hellenistic AgeAfter Alexander's death, his empire was divided into three main kingdoms __ , __ , & __Macedonia, Egypt, and SyriaBuilt the statue of ZeusPhidiasKnown as "The Discus Thrower"MyronKnown as "Father of History"HerodotusCalculated the diameter of the earth within 50 milesEratosthenesConquered all of Greece but his son made greater conquestsPhilipFounder of medicineHippocratesUser mathematics to build machinesArchimedesWrithe the textbook, ElementsEuclidGreek leaders sentenced him to deathSocratesWrote Greek dialogue, the RepublicPlatoorganization of an infantry which consisted of 16 rows of soldiers equipped with lancesphalanxplay in which the main character always struggles with fatetragedypublic speakeroratorplay that mocks ideas and peoplecomedyassumption that a central character in a tragedy has the same knowledge or ability as the godshubrisgroup of soldiers trained to fight on footinfantrystudy of the most fundamental questions of reality and human existencephilosophyPlay containing action or dialogue usually involving conflict or emotiondrama