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Ancient Greece S.S.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monarchies | Ruled by a king/queen |
| Oligarchies | Ruled by powerful elite members of society |
| Acropolis | Fortress on a high hill |
| Parthenon | ・Built in the 5th century B.C.E. in Athens ・Temple of honor |
| Polis | City-state in Greece |
| Agora | Out-side Market Place in Greece |
| Athens | ・Birth place of democracy ・Athena is the guardian of the city |
| Sparta | ・Believed in a strong army and trained to be soldiers at the age of 7 ・Place of great determination |
| Philosopher | A thinker who seeks wisdom |
| Socrates | ・Starter of philosophy ・Socratic method questioning to investigate knowledge ・The only thing he knows is that 'I don't know' ・Got in jail and killed for corrupting the student's minds and for not believing the gods |
| Plato | ・Wrote about politics ・He wrote "The Republics" ・Talked about the cave and the false shadows ・Student in "The Academy" *Not Play-dough! hehe ;)* |
| Debate | A discussion on a particular topic in which opposing (opposite) arguments are shared |
| Assembly | Citizens had the rights to speak his/her opinion(s) |
| Democracy | Idea that each person could have a voice in laws |
| Democracy | 'Rule of the people' |
| Aristotle | ・Wrote about almost every topics ・Thought everything was made from air, water, fire, and lighting |
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