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Unit 6: Greece

QuestionAnswer
Polis An Ancient Greek City-State
Tyrant An ancient Greek leader who ruled by using force
Peninsula Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
Aristocrat A rich landowner
Citizen Someone who participates in government
Direct Democracy Government where everyone votes to make decisions
Representative Democracy (USA has this) A government where leaders make decisions
Mythology Stories with gods & heroes that explain how the world works
Alliance An agreement to work together
Philosophy The study of knowledge
Mt. Olympus Where Greeks thought the gods lived
Athens Great Navy; Cared about art and education
Sparta Great Army; Cared about military strength
First Greek Civilizations Minoans and Mycenaeans
The War Fought between Athens and Sparta Peloponnesian War
Considered one of the Worlds Greatest Mathematicians and Created Euclidean Geometry Euclid
Doctor Known for his ideas on how Doctors should behave called the Hippocratic Oath Hippocrates
Defined Characteristics of a Right Triangle and created the Pythagorean Theorem Pythagoras
Created the Socratic Method Socrates
Wrote about his ideal government in "The Republic". Student of Socrates Plato
Argued for the use of Reason, Teacher to Alexander The Great Aristotle
A great emperor who took over lots of land Alexander the Great
King of the Gods Zeus
God of War Ares
Goddess of Wisdom Athena
God of Death and the Underworld Hades
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