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greek vocab

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polis a city-state of ancient Greece
acropolis a wall surrounding a polis
agora an open area that served as a meeting place or market
helots a slave in ancient Greece
hoplites foot solders of ancient Greece
hubris great pride
democracy a government ran by the people
solon Athenian statesman, created the boule
tyrant a strong man 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"
direct democracy the type of governing system where all people vote directly on an issue
archon a chief of state in ancient Greece
phalanx a military formation composed of rows of soldiers staining shoulder to shoulder carrying pikes or heavy spears
pericles Athenian statesman, he encouraged the spread of democracy
socrates greek philosopher of Athens, his teaching style was based on asking questions
plato greek philosopher student of socrates
aristotle student of plato and suggested that the earth was round
reason clear and ordered thinking
logic the proce3ss of making inferences
homer greek poet, wrote about the odyssey.
lyric poetry a type of poetry that gained its name from the lyre
herodotus greek historian, wrote about the Persian war
thucydides recorded as the greatest historian
alexander the great one of the GREATEST generals of all time
hellenistic the blending of cultures
euclid greek geometer
eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the earth with math
archimedes greek mathematician and inventor
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