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A. Homer --- Greek p______, author of two epic poems, the I______and the
Odysse____. Sometimes called the father of w______l______.Well known for the story of the Tr______h______.
B. Aesop --- He was born a Greek slave who eventually advised rulers and told countless f______. Each fable contains a lesson or m______. The moral was taught by animals who act and talk like h______. Aesop’s fables have been retold many times all around the w______.
“______and ______wins the race.”
C. Aeschylus --- Greek dramatist who wrote t______. The first to introduce the idea of having t______a______. Also introduced c______, pr______, and stage decorations.
D. Sophocles --- another tragedian, he introduced thr __ actors into the plays. One of his most famous plays is Antigone.
E. Pythagoras --- mathematician and scientist who believed that all relationships in the world can be expressed in n______. He is best known for his work on the P______Th______. Many philosophers, including P______,
exercised his ideas. Many discoveries in the fields of m______, ast______, and med______were attributed to him.
F. Socrates --- Famous Greek ph______and teacher of ______. He left no wr______behind. Socrates believed in an absolute tr______and that all real kn______was within each p______. He invented the still popular S______m______of teaching to force people to ask ______and see things for themselves. The Athenian leaders considered him to be a thr___ to the st______because he taught young people to think for themselves. He was sentenced by j______to die and drank p______for his sentence.
G. Plato --- Philosopher who wrote extensively with many books about g______. Plato thought that d______was not a good sys______of government. Established a school in Athens called the A______. He was a student of S______.
H. Aristotle --- Attended Plato’s s______in Athens. Wrote many books on many topics, from g______to m______. He helped advance science by encouraging keen ob______and cat______these observations. The founders of the United States Con______tried to shape their government based on his i______.Also known for tutoring A______the G______.
I. Herodotus --- Western historians consider him the “f______of h______.”
J. Thucydides --- greatest historian of the a______w______. He viewed w______and p______as the activities of human beings, not g______.
K. Alexander the Great --- famous M______conqueror, son of K______P______II. He conquered the P______e______and spread the Gr______c______throughout southwest A______.
L. Demosthenes --- a lawyer and a great p______sp______. Gave powerful sp______warning the Athenians that P______was a threat to Greek freedom.
M. Archimedes --- most famous scientist of the He______E_____. Worked on solid g______and figured out the value of p___. Inventor of the cat______and other inv______. Famous for discovering the Ar______pr______which explains how water displ______can be used to measure v______of irreg______ob______.
N. Erastosthenes ------in charge of the library at Al______. He concluded that the Earth is r______and made many accurate measurements of the d______of hea______bodies.
O. Hippocrates --- known as the “F______of M______.” Doctors today take the H______O______before they begin the pr______of medicine.
P. Pericles ----- favorite general who guided A______for more than thirty y______. Helped Athens dominate the Del______L______. Made Athens more d______, wanted Athens to be a m______city, and built many temples and other str______, including the Par______. Mon______
arch______, phi______, a______, and l______flourished during his r______. His rule was part of the “G______A______of A\908______.”
Q. Aspasia --- well-educated w______who was able to move freely in p______. She taught p______speaking to many Athenians. P______often consulted her and P______credited her with shaping his i______.