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Ancient Greek

DefinitionTerm
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water peninsula
to control or influence something or someone dominate
someone who writes or performs epic poems or stores about heros and their deeds bard
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to the new territory itself colonie
a greek city-state polis
a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece agora
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law tyrant
a government in which a small group has control oligarchy
a government by the people democracy
enslaved people in ancient Sparta helots
a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders ephor
the territory governed by an official known as a satrap satrapy
the governor of a province in ancient Persia satrap
a Persian religion based on the belief of one god zoroastrianism
a strait or narrow sea between two landmasses channel
to break down; to lose effectiveness collapse
a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world myth
words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony ritual
a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess oracle
a story meant to teach a lesson fable
the custom of passing along by speech oral tradition
a story written in the form of a play drama
a play or film in which characters fail to overcome a serious problem tragedy
a play or film that tells a humerous story comedy
a fight or disagreement conflict
a distinctive form or type of something style
Greek teachers of philosophy sophists
the art of public speaking and debate rhetoric
philosophical method of questioning to gain truth Socratic method
a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine hippocratic
to make information public; to tell a secret reveal
to observe a story by examining closely and questioning systematically investigate
part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses cavalry
the time period following the death of Alexander during which Greek culture spread through the known world Hellenistic Era
to create choice or free will; willingly voluntarily
to follow in order to capture or debate pursue
the Philosophy of Epicurus, stating the the purpose of life is the like for happiness and peace Epicureanism
the philosophy of the Stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness Stoicism
the outer border of a circle; measurement of that border circumference
a branch of mathematics centered around measurement and relationships of points, line, angels, and surfaces plane geometry
a branch of mathematics about measurement and relationships of points, lines, angels, surfaces and solids in three-dimensional space solid geometry
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