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Title: Greek Civilizations


1
Greek Civilizations
  • Chapter 5.4

2
  • The Spread of
  • Greek Culture

3
  • What was the name of the book that Appolonius of
    Rhodes wrote?
  • Argonautica

4
  • What was Argonautica about?
  • It tells the legend of Jason and his band of
    heroes. They search for a ram with a golden
    fleece.

5
  • What did Theocritus write ?
  • He wrote short poems about the beauty of nature.

6
  • How was the comedy in Athens was different from
    in Ancient Greece?
  • These stories still had a happy ending and made
    people laugh.
  • These did not make fun of political leaders.

7
  • Philosophy

8
  • Who was Epicurus?
  • He was a philosopher who founded Epicureanism.

9
  • Which philosophy believes happiness was the goal
    of life?
  • Epicureanism

10
  • Who developed Stoicism?
  • A Phoenician named Zeno

11
  • Which philosophy believes that happiness comes
    from following reason, not emotions, and doing
    your duty?
  • Stoicism

12
  • Greek Science and
  • Math

13
  • What do you call people that study the stars,
    planets, and other heavenly bodies?
  • Astronomers

14
  • Who was the astronomer who claimed that the sun
    was at the center of the universe and that Earth
    circled the sun?
  • Aristarchus

15
  • Who was in charge of the library at Alexandria
    and concluded that the Earth is round?
  • Eratosthenes

16
  • Who is the most famous Greek mathematician who
    describes plane geometry in his book Elements?
  • Euclid

17
  • What do you call the branch of mathematics that
    shows how points, lines, angles, and surfaces
    relate to each other?
  • Plane Geometry

18
  • Who was the most famous scientist of the
    Hellenistic Era?
  • Archimedes

19
  • What do you call the study of ball-like shapes
    called spheres and tubelike shapes called
    cylinders?
  • Solid Geometry

20
  • What is the value used to measure the area of a
    circle?
  • Pi

21
  • What did Archimedes build for the King of
    Syracuse to help protect the city?
  • He built catapults (machines that hurled arrows,
    rocks, and spears).
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