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| "lover of wisdom" Greek thinkers who rejected the idea that events were caused by the whims of the Gods. They used observation and reason to explain why things happened. |
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| philosopher - father of moral and political philosophy. Created socratic method. Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens. Given the option of exile or suicide he drank hemlock and died. |
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| question and answer approach to discussing a topic that was developed by Socrates |
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| Philosopher - student of Socrates. Established school called "Academy" - he wrote "Republic" |
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| school started by Plato for the study of science and philosophy |
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| Philosopher - student of Plato. Tutored Alexander the Great. |
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| school by Aristotle - great influence on future university studies 1500 years later in Europe |
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| playwrite - famous for tragedy |
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| playwrite wrote Oedipus - |
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| play about a king who unknowingly marries his mother |
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| playwrite - wrote comedies |
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| comedy by Aristophanes - about the women of Sparta and Athens who deprive their husbands of sex until they stop the war |
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| blind epic poet who wrote The Iliad and Odyssey |
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| story about the Trojan war |
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| story about Odysseus' return from the Trojan war |
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| sculptor and Architect - created statue of Athena in the Parthenon and supervised the building of the Parthenon |
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| historian - father of history - wrote about Persian war. He was often inaccurate and biased |
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| historian wrote about Peloponesian War - much more objective |
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| father of modern medicine - believed in science not in magic and superstition |
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| taken by all doctors and says that they will do no harm |
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| mathematician - discovered the value of pie |
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| mathematician comes up with Pythagorean Theorem - |
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| mathematician - father of geometry - wrote "Elements" |
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| statesman/tyrant - all Athenians are equal under the law, but it was a very harsh law |
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| statesman/tyrant - outlawed debt slavery all citizens could participate in the assembly |
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| statesman/tyrant - helped poor farmers by redistributing land, gave jobs to the poor |
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| statesman/tyrant - created a limited democracy in Athens, created council of 500 |
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| statesman - Athens - advised Athenians to build up Navy - became key to defeating Persia in the battle of Salamis |
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| Spartan king who led them at the battle of Thermopylae |
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| Persian king during the Persian War |
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| statesmen who led Athens during the Golden Age - strengthened Democracy |
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| King of Macedonia - conquered most of the known world |
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