1. Greek Contributions

2. History  Herodotus-wrote down everything he could find about a historical event  Thucydides-only wrote what he thought was the truth

3. Heredotus

4. Poetry  Homer-a blind man who was the greatest storyteller in Greek history. Told epics which are narrative poems( Iliad/Odyssey)

5. Homer:

6. Drama  Aeschylus-wrote 80 plays, in which seven survive (tragedies-Orestia)  Sophocles-wrote 100 plays, also tragedies including Oedipus the King

7. Philosophy  Socrates-came up with Socratic method which is teaching by question and answer technique  Plato-writes The Republic- claims that best government would be ruled by philosopher king(student of Socrates)

8. Death of Socrates:

9. Continued…   Aristotle-student of Plato. Works in psychology, physics, and biology. Basis for scientific method. (Tudor of Alexander the Great)

10. Science  Archimedes-establishes the value of pi, invents lever, compound pulley, Archimedes screw and a catapult  Hippocrates-worked with medicine, established the Hippocratic oath which nurses and Doctors still recite today.

11. Archimedes Screw

12. Mathematics  Euclid-writes the geometry text Elements which is used up to the 1900s  Pythagoras-works in geometry, the Pythagorean theorem

13. Sculpture  Phidias-Greek sculpture that built the Parthenon. Greek sculptures looked for order, balance, and proportion-classical art.

14. Did Phidias write about History? A. A. Yes B. B. No

15. Which of the following was known as the father of medicine? A. A. Herodotus B. B. Pericles C. C. Hippocrates D. D. Archimedes

16. Did Plato drink poison and die for challenging Athenians views? A. A. Yes B. B. No

17. Which of the following people was known as the greatest Greek Inventor? A. A. Aeschylus B. B. Archimedes C. C. Euripides D. D. Socrates

18. Which of the following was the first major Greek playwright? A. A. Aeschylus B. B. Sophocles C. C. Hippocrates D. D. Herodotus

19. This blind poet was famous for the Iliad and the Odyssey A. A. Homer B. B. Socrates C. C. Sophocles D. D. Aristotle

20. This Greek Philosopher tutored Alexander the Great and was tutored himself by Plato A. A. Socrates B. B. Sophocles C. C. Aristotle D. D. Archimedes

21. Did Thucydides write about history? A. A. Yes B. B. No