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The art of skillful speaking
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Rhetoric
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Play that told a story of human suffering
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Tragedy
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Founded the Lyceum
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Artistotle
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Wrote The Persian Wars
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Herodotus
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Wrote The Republic
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Plato
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Socrates used the Socratic method of questioning to
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Help others seek truth and self-knowledge
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According to Plato, rational thought was necessary
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To organize an ideal society
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Greek sculptors developed a style that combined realistic, natural poses with
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An idealistic approach
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Greek dramas were often based on
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Popular myths
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Thucydides' historical writing set the standard for
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Avoiding bias when recording the past
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Developed the theory that a + b = c
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Philip of Macedon
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Defeated Athens and Thebes at Chaeronea
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Philip of Macedon
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Mastered the use of the lever and pulley
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Archimedes
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Created an oath that set ethical standards for doctors
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Hippocrates
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Developed basic geometry
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Euclid
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How was Philip of Macedon able to take control of the Greek city-states?
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Philip formed alliances with some states; others he overthrew
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Why was Alexander the Great easily able to capture the Persian empire?
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The emperor Darius III was weak, and his satraps were rebellious
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Which cultures contributed to the new Hellenistic civilization?
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Greek, Persian, Indian and Egyptian
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What was the main idea of the Stoic philosophy
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To avoid desires and calmly accept whatever life brought
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Which of the following was not developed during the Hellenistic age?
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The Arabic number system
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