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SS unit 1-2
Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polis | City-state |
| agora | Market in city state |
| acropolis | High hill; it is in the parthonon |
| polytheistic | A belief in many gods |
| Assembly | Made up of all citizens and its jobs were approved |
| Parthenon | Former temple on the Athenian Acropolis; Greece dedicated to the goddess Athena. |
| Socrates | Philosopher, mad the Socratic method |
| Plato | Philosopher founded Academy |
| Aristotle | Student of Plato, Philosopher |
| Pythagoras | Sought to interpret the entire physical world in terms of numbers. |
| Hippocrates | Oath, scientist |
| Alexander the Great | Leader of Macedonia; His father conquered Greece; Brought Persia and Asia. |
| Percles | Elected in Athens; Democracy was strongest under his leadership. |
| Homer | Poet; Wrote Iliad and Odessey |