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CH.5 Greek
Question | Answer |
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Epicurean | Philosophers who equated with good. |
Eratosthenes | Calculated the circumference of the globe. |
Delian League | An alliance of several Greek city-states led by Athens. |
Socratic Method | Method of learning through questions. |
Polis | Basic political unit in Greece. |
Aristotle | Argued that people should use reason to help them learn about the world. |
Stoics | Emphasize reason, self-discipline, emotional control,and personal morality. |
Sappho | Greek poet. |
Hoplites | Foot solders. |
Cleisthenes | Made tribes, not families or social group, the basis for elections. |
Drama | the art of play writing. |
Agora | public marketplace where people did business, gossiped, and discussed politics. |
Antigonus | Become king of Macedonia and Greece after Alexander's death. |
Phalanx | Tight rectangle formation used by Greek armies. |
Helots | Spartan slaves. |
Xerxes | led the second persian invasion of Greek. |
Frescoes | The richest source of information about the Minoan way of life. |
Reason | clear and order thinking. |
Oligarchy | Rule by a few individuals. |
Cynicism | Philosophy that reject pleasure, wealth, and social responsibility. |
Philip II | Conquered every major city-state in Greece except Sparta. |
Mycenaeans | Considered to be the first Greeks. |
The Iliad | tells the story of the last year of the Trojan War. |
Draco | Developed a harsh law code. |
Euclid | Egyptian who developed many geometry concepts. |