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JA Ch.5 Greek Vocab.

Greek Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Drama The art of playwriting.
Agora Public marketplace where people did business, gossiped, and discussed politics.
Antigonus Became 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 Greece.
Frescoes The richest source of information about the Minoan way of life.
Reason Clear and ordered thinking.
Oligarchy Rule by a few people.
Cynicism Philosophy that rejected pleasure, wealth, and social responsiblity.
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.
Euclid Egyptian who developed many geometry concepts.
Socratic Method Method of learning through questions.
Aristotle Argued that people should use reason to help them learn about the world.
Eratosthenes Calculated the circumference of the globe.
Hoplites Foot soldiers.
Epicureans Philosophers who equated pleasure with good.
Cleisthenes Made tribes, not families or social groups, the basis for elections.
Stoics Emphasize reason, self-discipline, emotional control, and personal morality.
Delian League An alliance of several Greek city-states led by Athens.
Polis Basic political unit in Greece.
Sappho Greek poet.
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