A walled, high area surrounding a polis

an open area that served as a meeting place and market in early Greek city-state

in ancient Greece, state slaves

foot soldiers in ancient Greece

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.

Greek philosopher; a student of socrates, he started a school in Athens call the academy. in "The Republic" 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 Trojan War.

a type of poetry that gained its name from the lyre, an instrument 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 peloponnesian War. He is regarded as the first critical historian of antiquity.

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Early Greece

Question	Answer
Polis	A city-state of ancient Greece
Acropolis	A walled, high area surrounding a polis
Agora	an open area that served as a meeting place and market in early Greek city-state
Helots	in ancient Greece, state slaves
Hoplites	foot soldiers in ancient Greece
Hubris	great pride
Socrates	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.
Plato	Greek philosopher; a student of socrates, he started a school in Athens call the academy. in "The Republic" 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 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 Trojan War.
Lyric Poetry	a type of poetry that gained its name from the lyre, an instrument 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 peloponnesian War. He is regarded as the first critical historian of antiquity.

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