the early Greek city-state consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory.

in early greek ciry-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings

"the rule of many," government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives.

"the rule of the few," a form of government in which a small group of people exercises controls.

in ancient Athens, the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the ciry by popular vote

in ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess.

an organized system of thought, from the Greek for "love of wisdom"

the method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates, it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for them-selves by using their own reason.

the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world.

a system of government in which the people paricipate directly in government decision making through mass meetings.

a moral philosophy that deals with morality and what is good and evil

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Question	Answer
Polis	the early Greek city-state consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory.
scroplis	in early greek ciry-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings
democracy	"the rule of many," government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives.
oligarchy	"the rule of the few," a form of government in which a small group of people exercises controls.
ostracism	in ancient Athens, the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the ciry by popular vote
oracle	in ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess.
philosophy	an organized system of thought, from the Greek for "love of wisdom"
Socratic method	the method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates, it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for them-selves by using their own reason.
Hellenistic Era	the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world.
direct democracy	a system of government in which the people paricipate directly in government decision making through mass meetings.
ethics	a moral philosophy that deals with morality and what is good and evil

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