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Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polis | A city-state of ancient Greece |
| Acropolis | A walled, high area surrounding a polis |
| Agora | An open are that served as a meeting place and market in early Greek city-states |
| Helots | In ancient Greece, state slaves |
| Hoplites | Foot soldiers in ancient Greece |
| Hubris | Great pride |
| Democracy | A government run by the people |
| Solon | Athenian states-man; introduced the first democracy in Greece |
| Tyrant | A strong man who seized power by force and claimed to rule for the good of people |
| Cleisthenes | Ancient Greek ruler: thought of being the "Father of Democracy" |
| Direct Democracy | The type of government system were 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 | Athens statesman; encouraged spread of democracy |
| Socrates | Greek philosopher of Athens; his teaching style was based on asking questions, wanted people to question their beliefs |
| Plato | Greek philosopher; Student of Socrates, The Republic he describes an ideal society run by philosophers as kings |
| Aristotle | Greek philosopher and student of Plato; he taught that logic was the tool necessary for any inquiry |
| Reason | Clear and order thinking |
| Logic | The process of making inferences |
| Homer | Greek poet; wrote the poems Iliad and the Odyssey |
| Lyric Poetry | A type of poetry that gained its name from from the Lyre, an instrument played while the poetry was sung |
| Herodotus | Greek historian; his most famous work is the histories |
| Thucydides | Greek historian of Athens; wrote the history of Peloponnese |
| Alexander the Great | King of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia; 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 conquest of Alexander the Great |
| Euclid | Greek geometry; created practical books and geometric forms and mathematics |
| Eratothenes | Greek astronomer and geographer; HE calculated the circumference of the globe |
| Archimedes | Greek mathematician and inventor; know for his work in geometry, physics, and mechanics |
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