People of Chapter 8

4. Earliest Greek Dramatist, wrote Oresteia about revenge
6. Socrates best student, wrote the Republic, school called Academy
9. Wrote 2 epics about Trojan War: Iliad and the Odyssey
14. III Persian King conquered by ATG
17. Wrote “History of the Peloponnesian Wars”
18. Historian, wrote “History of Persian Wars”, considered “Father of History”
22. Travelling Teachers
23. War hero in the Iliad, ATG wanted to be like him
24. Writer, wrote Antigone, “is it better to do what’s right or follow orders”
25. Philosopher taught finding happiness was the goal of life, started Epicureanism
27. General age 16, King age 20, conquered died age 32 of illness
29. “Father of Medicine”
30. Expanded knowledge of math and astronomy
31. Taught to question everything, killed for his teachings

1. 1st Greek Scientist studied astronomy & math
2. Warned Greeks about the Phillip II rising in power
3. Taught that universe followed the same laws as music and numbers, developed Pythagorean Theorem
5. Measured the Earth’s circumference
7. MOST FAMOUS scientist, studied solid geometry and levers, found the value of pie (3.14) used to measure circles, invented catapults, killed by the Romans
8. Plato’s best student, wrote 200 books, started school Lyceum, taught ATG
10. Poked fun of political leaders, encouraged people to think and laugh
11. created system to explain how the stars and planets moved
12. Wife of Greek king, kidnapped by Prince of Troy, started the Trojan War
13. Philosopher started Stoicism
15. Wrote about ordinary humans in everyday situations
16. II King of Macedonia, conquers Greece, father of ATG
19. Greek Hero of Trojan War, main character in the Odyssey
20. Taught Sun was center of the universe (heliocentric model)
21. Wrote fables about animals to teach lessons
26. Best of the “new” playwrights, wrote comedies influences us today¬
28. Wrote books on Geometry “Elements”
32. Wrote “Argonautica” about Jason and the Argonauts