Greek Civilization

A commander in the army at 16 and king at 20.

• Alexander the Great
• Sophocles
• Thucydides
• Homer

A traditional story about gods and heroes:

• Epic

• Myth

• Philosopher

• Sophist

Considered by some to be the greatest historian of the ancient world.

• Homer
• Sophocles
• Thucydides
• Pythagoras

Taught that the universe followed the same rules as music and numbers.

• Homer
• Thucydides
• Sophist
• Pythagoras

Greece's northern neighbor.

• Crete
• Asia Minor
• Persia
• Macedonia

Taught that happiness came from reason and doing one's duty. 

• Stoics
• Hellenistic Era
• Sophists
• Myths

Taught that there was no absolute right and wrong. 

• Stoics
• Homer
• Philosophers
• Sophists

The highest mountain in Greece.

• Himalayas
• Mount Everest
• Mount Olympus
• Persia

A time when Greek culture spread throughout the non-Greek world.

• Golden Age
• Age of Pericles
• Hellenistic Era
• Age of Alexander the Great

The Greeks hoped to earn the favor of their gods and goddesses by performing_________?

• Acrobatics

• Rituals

• Tragedies

• Dances