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CH.5 Greek
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |