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early greece
world history/early greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polis: | city-state,which became the basic political unit in Greece |
| Acropolis : | a typical polis was built around a high area |
| Agora: | market place, where people did business,gosiped, and discussed politics |
| Helots: | state slaves |
| Hoplites: | foot soldiers in ancient Greece |
| Hubris: | great pride |
| Democracy: | form of government run by the people |
| Solon: | Athenian statesman;introduced the first civil democracy in Greece and created the Boule |
| Tyrant: | a strongman, who seized power by force and claimed to rule for the good of the people |
| Cleisthenes: | ancient Greek ruler often called the"father of democracy". he increased the size of the council that governed Athens to 500.recognized Athenian tribes on a geographical rather than familial basis |
| Direct democracy; | type of system, in which all people vote directly on an issue |
| Archon: | another elected official, who served as the chief of state in Athens |
| Phalanx: | tight rectangle formation in which soldiers held long spears out ahead of a wall of sheilds |
| Pericles: | Athenian statesman,encouraged the spread of democracy in Athens and the growth of the city-state's power |
| Socrates: | Greek philosopher of Athens; his style of teaching was based on asking questions. he wanted people to question their own beliefs. was arrested and condemned to death for challenging authority |
| plato: | Greek 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 |
| Aristotle: | Greek philosopher and student of Plato; he taught that logic was the tool for any necessary inquiry;his work latewr became the basis for medieval scholasticism |
| Alexander the Great: | king of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia;he is considered one of the greatest generals of all time |
| Hellenistic: | Greeklike |
| Euclid: | Greek geometer;he created practical books of on geometric forms and mathmatics. His work formed the basis for later European studies in geometry |
| Eratosthenes: | Greek astronomer and geographer;he calculated the circumference of the globe using careful observations and simple geometry |
| Archimedes: | Greek mathematician and inventor; he was known for his work in goemetry, physics, and mechanics |
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