3.06: Alexander the Great – Flashcards
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Which temple is considered the best example of the Greek ideals of order and balance in architecture?
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the Parthenon
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Who composed the Iliad and the Odyssey?
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Homer
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What did Herodotus and Thucydides establish as a field of study?
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history
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Who analyzed different forms of government in the Republic?
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Plato
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Why was Plato skeptical about democracy?
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He believed uneducated masses could not make good decisions.
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Who is known as the father of medicine?
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Hippocrates
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What two civilizations did Alexander the Great conquer as he built his empire?
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Egypt and Persia
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Use the map and your knowledge to answer the question that follows. Which region on the map shows Alexander's empire at its greatest size? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/L_xg6jmArcjyyRc9mA2d-3BdNamuOn4jMSFh-qRyX6KmzBCm2mHGretF4dMdLbriKSSa1Q=s156
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Which explains why Hellenistic culture spread so widely in the centuries following Alexander's death?
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Rome adopted many Greek cultural elements, which spread during its conquests.
