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olympaid
the four-year interval between the games
polis
city-state
monarchy
the earliest form of government; "rule by one"
oligarchy
"rule by a few"
tyranny
starts with a tyrant who gains complete control of the government usually by force.
democracy
"rule by the people"
archon
chief magistrate
hellonic
used to describe Greek culture
philosophers
"lovers of wisdom"
anarchy
the breakdown of government and order
hellenistic
like the Greek
humanitites
the formal study of human thought and culture
syllogism
a three-step logical process to thinking
minoan civilization
located on Crete; named after King Minos
mycenaean civilization
the invaders of the North
Iliad
a poem written by the Greek poet, Homer
Odyssey
a poem written by the Greek poet, Homer
Homer
the Greek poet who wrote Iliad and Odyssey; the "Dark Ages" were also named the "Homeric Age" after him
Zues
"The king of gods and man"
Peloponnesian League
The name of Sparta and the surrounding city-states
Solon
the leader of Athens
Xerxes
the son of Darius I
Delian League
the alliance of Athens and the surrounding Greek city-states
Pericles
influential leader of Athens
Peloponnesian War
the war between Athens and Sparta
Alexander the Great
the son of Philip II; he was trained by Aristotle who gave him a love for Greek culture
Thales
called the "Father of Philosophy"; one of the first to explain the origin of the universe; he did not deal with ethics
Socrates
a contemporary of Pericles; he lived in Athens during the "Golden Age"; his motto was "know thyself"; he was also a teacher
Plato
the most famous student of Socrates
Aristotle
last of the three famous philosophers; he taught Alexander the Great
Epicurus
believed happiness could be achieved by the avoidance of pain and fear
Pythagoras
a philosopher and mathmetician of the sixth century BC
Hippocrates
phisician of the "Golden Age"; the "Father of Medicine"
Euclid
the "Father of Geometry"
Eratosthenes
Greek astronomer and geographer
Herodotus
the "Father of History"
Thucydides
contemporary of Herodotus; wrote history of the Peloponnesian War
Sophocles
writer of tragedies
Aristophones
writer of comedies
Epicurus
believed happiness could be achieved by the avoidance of pain and fear
Pythagoras
a philosopher and mathmetician of the sixth century BC
Hippocrates
phisician of the "Golden Age"; the "Father of Medicine"
Euclid
the "Father of Geometry"
Eratosthenes
Greek astronomer and geographer
Herodotus
the "Father of History"
Thucydides
contemporary of Herodotus; wrote history of the Peloponnesian War
Sophocles
writer of tragedies
Aristophones
writer of comedies