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40 Cards in this Set

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agora
a market and a place where people meet and debate
colony
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland
peninsula
a body of land with water on three sides
acropolis
a fortified area, usually on a hill
polis
a Greek city-state
oligarchy
a few people hold power
democracy
all citizens share in running the government
helot
the Spartan name for a captive worker
tyrant
a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
ephor
a person who enforced laws and managed tax collection
strait of Salamis
place where the Greek fleet attacked the Persian fleet
Zoroastianism
the religion of Persia
satrap
means "protector of the kingdom"
Xerxes
son of Darius
Persia
the area known today as southwestern Iran
philosopher
a thinker who ponders the questions about life
representative democracy
a small group makes governmental decisions on behalf of many
Aspasia
a well-education woman who taught public speaking in Athens.
direct democracy
mass gatherings where many decide governmental matters
Pericles
a dominant figure in Athenian politics
fable
a short tale that teaches a lesson
myth
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
epic
a long poem about heroic deeds
oracle
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
Mount Olympus
the highest mountain in Greece, home to the gods and goddesses
Socratic method
a way of teaching still used today
philosopher
believed that the human mind could understnad everything
Sophist
a traveling professional teacher
Plato
student of Socrates who wrote the Republic
Thucydides
considered to the the greatest historian of the ancient world
Hellenistic Era
a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people
legacy
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
Alexander the Great
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Alexandria
the most important city in the ancient world
Philip II
admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
plane geometry
a type of mathematics that relates points, lines, surfaces, and angles to each other
Eratosthenes
the astronomer who concluded that Earth is round
Epicureanism
Happiness through pleasure is the goal of life
Stoicism
Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion
solid geometry
a type of mathematics that deals with spheres and cylinders