Plays that told stories of human suffering, that usually ended in disaster.

Referring to elegant, balanced forms of traditional Greek works.

Humorous plays that mocked people or customs.

Banished/Not allowed to return to place of banishment.

Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe.

A nation or power that cooperates and will come to another's aid.

Absorb or adopt another culture.

Murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons.

Mathematician who developed the Pythagorean and theorem, which explains the relationship between the sides of a right triangle.

Plato’s student who developed ideas about government.

Son of Philip of Macedonia, At age 20 he began to organize Greek forces to conquer Persia. They overwhelmed Persia, pushing them back into India.

An Athenian stonemason and philosopher who he lounged around the marketplace asking fellow citizens about their beliefs.

Philip II/Philip of Macedonia

Defeated Athens and Thebes. Gained the throne in 359 B.C. Built a superb army. Formed alliances with many Greek City-States through bribery, diplomacy, and threats.

Physician who studied the cause of illnesses and looked for cures. His Hippocratic oath set the ethical standards for doctors.

They urged people to avoid desires and disappointments by accepting life calmly. They preached high moral standards. such as the idea of protecting all human rights, including women and slaves.

Mathematician who wrote “elements” became the basis for geometry.

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Social Studies 2022

Chapter 5 Sections 4 & 5

Term	Definition
Rhetoric	Art of skillful speaking
Logic	Rational thinking
Tragedy	Plays that told stories of human suffering, that usually ended in disaster.
Classical	Referring to elegant, balanced forms of traditional Greek works.
Comedy	Humorous plays that mocked people or customs.
Exile	Banished/Not allowed to return to place of banishment.
Heliocentric	Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe.
Ally	A nation or power that cooperates and will come to another's aid.
Assimilate	Absorb or adopt another culture.
Assassanation	Murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons.
Pythagoras	Mathematician who developed the Pythagorean and theorem, which explains the relationship between the sides of a right triangle.
Aristotle	Plato’s student who developed ideas about government.
Alexander the Great	Son of Philip of Macedonia, At age 20 he began to organize Greek forces to conquer Persia. They overwhelmed Persia, pushing them back into India.
Socrates	An Athenian stonemason and philosopher who he lounged around the marketplace asking fellow citizens about their beliefs.
Philip II/Philip of Macedonia	Defeated Athens and Thebes. Gained the throne in 359 B.C. Built a superb army. Formed alliances with many Greek City-States through bribery, diplomacy, and threats.
Hippocrates	Physician who studied the cause of illnesses and looked for cures. His Hippocratic oath set the ethical standards for doctors.
Stoics	They urged people to avoid desires and disappointments by accepting life calmly. They preached high moral standards. such as the idea of protecting all human rights, including women and slaves.
Euclid	Mathematician who wrote “elements” became the basis for geometry.

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