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Jude 6th - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: The Marvelous Greeks

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philosopher someone who studies wisdom
Hellens what Greeks call themselves
Ionian, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas seas that surround Greece on 3 sides
The Iliad and the Odyssey Homer's epics about the Trojan War
Trojan War war between Greeks vs Trojans
Aphrodite goddess of love
Hecktor famous Trojan prince who was killed
Achilles famous Greek hero
Odysseus famous Greek warrior
city-state city that acts as an independent country
Sparta Greek city-state in the south known for its military
7 age that boys and girls leave home to train
healots people that were captured by the Greeks and forced into slavery
oligarchy political rule by a small group of people
monarchy government ruled by a king or queen
Athens Greek city-state in the north known for its development of democracy
democracy political rule by all of the people governed
citizen someone who belongs to a state and has the rights, privileges, and duties of a freeman
direct democracy a government where every citizen has the right to vote
marathon 26.2 miles
Parthenon great temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
comedy and tragedy 2 styles of drama written by the Greeks
Peloponnesian War Athens vs Sparta
dialogue a conversation
Hippocrates known as the father of medicine who was the first person to remove suspicion away from studying the human body
Hippocratic Oath oath that doctors take
Alexandria city that Alexander the Great named after himself
Greek architecture Dorian, Ionian, and Corinthian
Battle of Thermopylae 300 brave Spartans sacrificed their lives as they fought off thousands of Persians to give the rest of Greece time to prepare for war
Socrates father of western philosophy; taught his students by asking questions; sentenced to death by poison for corrupting the youth
Plato studied under Socrates; author of the Republic; opened a school in Athens called the Academy
Aristotle studied under Plato; opened a school called the Lyceum; tutored Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great young Macedonian king who conquered Egypt, Mesopotamia, and parts of India while spreading Greek culture throughout the world
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