a city-state of ancient Greece.

a walled, high area surrounding a polis

an open area thst served as a meeting place and market in early Greek city-states

in ancient Greece state slaves.

foot soldiers in ancient Greece.

a government run by the people.

Athenian statesman;he introduced the first civil democracy in Greece and created the Boule.

a straong man who seized power by force and claimed to rule for the good of the people.

Ancient Greek ruler often called "father of democracy." He increased the size of the council that governed Athens to 500,and he reorganized Athenian tribes on geographical rather than familian basis.

the type of governing system where all people vote directly on an issue.

a chief of state of ancient Athens.

a military formation composed of rows of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder carrying pikes or heavy spears.

Athenian statesman; he encouraged the spread of democracy in Athens and the growth of the city-state's power.

Greek philosopher of Athens; his teaching stlye was based on asking questions.He wanted people to question their own beliefs.He was arrested and condemned to death for chanlenging authority.

Greel Philosopher; a student of Socrates, he started a school in Athens called the Academy. In The Republic he describes an ideal society run by philosopher-kings.

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.

the process of making inferences.

Greek poet, he wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey,which tell stories set during and after the Troan War.

a type of poetry that gained its name from the lyre,an instruent that played while the poetry was sung.

Greek historian; his most famous work is The histories,which describes major events of the Persian Wars.

Greek historian of Athens; he wrote The history of the Peliponnesian War. He is regarded as the first critical historian and is often ranked as the greatest historian of antiquity.

King of Macedon and conquerorof much of Asia;he is considered one of the greatest generals of all time.

the blending of Greek cultures with those of Persia,Egypt, and central Asia following the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Greek geometer; he created practical books on geometric forms and mathematics.His workedformed the basis for later Eupopean studies in geometry.

Greek astronomer and geographe; he calculated the circumfrence of the globe using careful observations and simple geometry.

Greek mathematitian and inventor; he was known for his work in geomertry,physics and mechanics.

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Classical Greece

World History

Question	Answer
Polis	a city-state of ancient Greece.
Acropoli	a walled, high area surrounding a polis
Agora	an open area thst served as a meeting place and market in early Greek city-states
helots	in ancient Greece state slaves.
hoplites	foot soldiers in ancient Greece.
hurbis	great pride.
Democracy	a government run by the people.
Solon	Athenian statesman;he introduced the first civil democracy in Greece and created the Boule.
tyrant	a straong man who seized power by force and claimed to rule for the good of the people.
Cleisthenes	Ancient Greek ruler often called "father of democracy." He increased the size of the council that governed Athens to 500,and he reorganized Athenian tribes on geographical rather than familian basis.
direct democracy	the type of governing system where all people vote directly on an issue.
archon	a chief of state of ancient Athens.
phalanx	a military formation composed of rows of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder carrying pikes or heavy spears.
Pericles	Athenian statesman; he encouraged the spread of democracy in Athens and the growth of the city-state's power.
Socrates	Greek philosopher of Athens; his teaching stlye was based on asking questions.He wanted people to question their own beliefs.He was arrested and condemned to death for chanlenging authority.
Plato	Greel Philosopher; a student of Socrates, he started a school in Athens called the Academy. In The Republic he describes an ideal society run by philosopher-kings.
Aristole	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.
reason	clear and ordered thinking.
logic	the process of making inferences.
Homer	Greek poet, he wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey,which tell stories set during and after the Troan War.
lyric poetry	a type of poetry that gained its name from the lyre,an instruent that played while the poetry was sung.
Herodotus	Greek historian; his most famous work is The histories,which describes major events of the Persian Wars.
Thucydides	Greek historian of Athens; he wrote The history of the Peliponnesian War. He is regarded as the first critical historian and is often ranked as the greatest historian of antiquity.
Alexander the Great	King of Macedon and conquerorof much of Asia;he is considered one of the greatest generals of all time.
Hellenistic	the blending of Greek cultures with those of Persia,Egypt, and central Asia following the conquests of Alexander the Great.
Euclid	Greek geometer; he created practical books on geometric forms and mathematics.His workedformed the basis for later Eupopean studies in geometry.
Erathosthenes	Greek astronomer and geographe; he calculated the circumfrence of the globe using careful observations and simple geometry.
Archimedes	Greek mathematitian and inventor; he was known for his work in geomertry,physics and mechanics.

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