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Sizemore Chapter 11
Chapter 11: Ancient Greek Civilization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Battle of Marathon | The battle that ended the First Persian War |
| Battle of Salamis | A naval battle that ended the Second Persia War |
| Delian League | Athens and their allies that promised to protect each other from Persia |
| Peloponnesian League | Sparta and its allies that promised to protect each other from Persia |
| sarissa | a Macedonian pike measuring 18 foot |
| Alexandria | An Egyptian city founded by Alexander the Great |
| Hellenistic | used to describe Greek culture, it comes from the name that the Greeks called themselves "Hellenes" |
| polytheism | to worship many gods |
| mythology | a collection of myths or stories that people tell about gods or heroes |
| Olympic Games | games held to honor Zeus every four years, city-states competed against each other |
| Delphic Oracle | someone who predicts the future, she was found in the city- state of Delphi |
| lyric poetry | poems that were fairly short and sang while strumming on a lyre |
| chorus | a group of people Greek plays that commented on the action and advised the characters |
| Socratic Method | a question and answer method of teaching |
| Academy | A school of philosophy created by Plato |
| hypothesis | a logical guess |
| Hippocratic oath | an oath that people in the medical field take that promises to do know harm |