Oedipus Rex?
People
Philosophy
Early
Greece
Math and
Science
Vocabulary
People $100
Who was the Macedonian who became king at 20 and eventually conquered the Mediterranean world?
People $100
Alexander the Great
People $200
Who was the great Athenian playwright whose most famous play was Oedipus Rex?
People $200
Sophocles
People $300
Who was the Persian emperor who invaded Greece in order to avenge the defeat of his father?
People $300
Xerxes
People $400
Who was the leader of Athens under whom Athens expanded its empire and democracy flourished at home?
People $400
Pericles
People $500
Who was the Greek playwright who was known for creating realistic characters and questioning traditional value?
People $500
Euripides
Philosophy $100
What philosopher believed that people learn through a question and answer method and taught his students to question authority?
Philosophy $100
Socrates
Philosophy s $200
What philosopher believed in an ideal state where philosopher-kings would run the government and do what was best for the people?
Philosophy $200
Plato
Philosophy $300
What philosopher believed that people learned best by studying nature and by classifying and analyzing nature?
Philosophy $300
Aristotle
Philosophy $400
What group of people believed that happiness could only be found by living in harmony with the will of the gods, and regarded public service as a vital part of life?
Philosophy $400
Stoics
Philosophy $500
What believe system taught that people should be free to follow their own self-interests and make happiness their goal?
Philosophy $500
Epicurianism
Early Greece $100
What early non-Greek civilization flourished on the island of Crete from about 2700-1450 BC?
Early Greece $100
The Minoans
Early Greece $200
What was the fortified area at the top of a hill in the center of a city-state called?
Early Greece $200
An acropolis
Early Greece $300
What was the rectangular fighting formation used by the Greeks called?
Early Greece $300
A phalanx
Early Greece $400
What is the term meaning rule by a few?
Early Greece $400
Oligarchy
Early Greece $500
What was the open area used for a market and gathering place called?
Early Greece $500
An agora
Math and Science $100
What mathematician taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers?
Math and Science $100
Pythagoras
Math and Science $200
What mathematician wrote the book
Elements and is considered the founder of modern geometry?
Math and Science $200
Euclid
Math and Science $300
What scientist is known for his work on spheres and cylinders and is credited with establishing the mathematic constant of pi?
Math and Science $300
Archimedes
Math and Science $400
What astronomer determined that the earth was round and calculated its circumference to within 185 miles?
Math and Science $400
Eratosthenes
Math and Science $500
What astronomer developed the theory that the sun is the center of the universe and the Earth revolved around the sun?
Math and Science $500
Aristarchus
Vocabulary $100
What was the type of government in which all males citizens participated in the decision making process by attending mass meetings?
Vocabulary $100
Direct Democracy
Vocabulary $200
What word means “to imitate the
Greeks”?
Vocabulary $200
Hellenistic
Vocabulary $300
What word refers to the process of voting to ban for 10 years a person who was considered harmful to
Athens?
Vocabulary $300
Ostracism
Vocabulary $400
What word means and organized system of thought?
Vocabulary $400
Philosophy
Vocabulary $500
What type of early Greek drama was presented in three parts called a trilogy?
Vocabulary $500
Tragedy
