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A city-state of ancient greece. Polis
A walled, high area surronding a polis. Acropolis
An open area that served as a meeting place and market in early Greek city-states. Agora
State slaves in ancient greece. Helots
Foot soldiers in ancient Greece. Hoplites
Great pride. Hubris
A government run by people. Democracy
A strong man who seized to power by force and claimed to rule for the good of the people. Tyrant
A lawmaker that revised the laws in 590 BCs. Solon
After Peisistratus died , another reformer took over Athens. Cleisthenes
The type of governing system where all people vote directly on an issue. Direct Democracy
A chief of state in acient Athens. Archon
A military formation composed of rows of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder carrying spikes or heaving spears. Phalanx
A skilled politician and gifted public speaker. Pericles
He was intrested in broad concepts of human life. Socrates
He left behind a great number of writings that recorded his ideas. Plato
He was more concerned with the nature of the world around him. Aristotle
Clear and ordered thinking. Reason
The process of makinf inferences. Logic
He was probably the most famous poetry writer in Greek literature. Homer
A type of poetry that gained its name from the lyre, an instrument that played while the poetry was sung. Lyric Poetry
The first major writer in Greece who lived in Greece during the Persia war. Herodotus
The second major historian likewise that lived in Athens. Thucydides
Was King Phillip the seconds son. Alexander the Great
The blending of Greek cultures with those of Persia, Egypt, and Central Asia following the conquets of Alexander the Great. Hellenistic
Formed many ideas about geometery. Euclid
Best known for calculating the the size of the world. Eratosthens
One of the greatest inventors. Archimedes
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