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Chapter 5 definition

Key Terms And People

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A city-state of ancient Greek Polis-
A walled,high area surrounding a polis Acropolis-
An open area that served as a meeting place and market in early Greek city-states Agora-
In ancient Greece,state slaves Helots-
Foot soldiers in ancient Greece Hoplitens-
Great pride Hubris-
A government run by the people Democracy-
Athenian statesman;he introduced the first civil democracy in Greece and created the Boule Solon-
A strong man who seized power by force and claimed to rule for the good of the people Tyrant-
He was an ancient Greek ruler often called "father of democracy." He increased the size of the council that governed Athen to 500 and reorganized Athenian tribes. Cleisthenes-
The type of governing system where all people vote directly on an issue Direct Democracy-
A chief of state of ancient Athens Archon-
A military formation composed of rows of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder carrying pikes or heavy spears Phalanx-
Athenian statesman;he encouraged the spread of democracy in Athens and the growth of the city-state's power Pericles-
Greek philosopher of Athens;his teaching style was based on asking questions. He wanted people to question their own beliefs. He was arrested and condemned to death for challenging authority. Socrates-
Greek philosopher;a student of Socrates,he started a school in Athens called Academy. The Republic he describes an ideal society run by philosopher-kings. Plato-
Greek philosopher and student of Plato;he taught that logic was the tool for any necessary inquiry; his work later became the basis for medieval scholasticism. Aristotle-
Clear and ordered thinking Reason-
The process of making inferences Logic-
Greek poet, he wrote the lillad and the odyssey Homer-
A type of poetry that gained its name from the lyre, an instrument that was played while the poetry was sung Lyric Poetry-
The first major writer of history in Greece Herodotus-
Was a historian who lived during the peloponnesian was and recored the events in detail Thucydides-
When he was 20 he became king, he had trained to rule practically from birth. He had learned noth warfare and polotics from several teachers Alexander the Great-
Greek like Hellenistic-
A great scholoar who lived in egypt who formulated many of the ideas of geometry that we still learn today Euclid-
Best known for calculating the size of the world Eratosthenes-
One of the worlds greatest inventors Archimedes-
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