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4829881748IsolateTo set them apart from others0
4829881749DebatedDiscussed by considering opposing viewpoints1
4851299775Epic PoemA long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.2
4851321280AreteIn early Greece, the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest.3
4851339903PolisThe early Greek city-state, consulting of a city or town and its surrounding countryside.4
4851347970AcropolisIn early Greek city-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings.5
4851385092AgoraIn early Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market.6
4851406180AssembleTo gather; to meet together.7
4851408811PhalanxA wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation.8
4851423412ImplyTo express indirectly through reference or association.9
4851433537TyrantA ruler who seized power by force from the aristocrats, gained support from the newly rich and poor, and maintained power by using hired soldiers and fighting tactics.10
4851450893Democracy"The rule of many"; government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives.11
4851468470Oligarchy"The rule of few"; a form of government in which a select group of people exercises control.12
4851471581HelotIn ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the conqueror.13
4851492872EphorOne of the five men elected each year in ancient Sparta who were responsible for the education of youth and conduct of all citizens.14
4854205078ClassicalAuthoritative, traditional; relating to the literature, art, architecture, and ideals of the ancient Greek and Roman world.15
4854214935Age of PericlesThe period between 461 B.C and 429 B.C when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens reached the height of its power.16
4854221894Direct DemocracyA system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings.17
4854225649OstracismIn ancient Athens, the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote.18
4854230933StrategyA plan or method.19
4854232421OracleIn ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess.20
4854242272TradegyA form of drama that portrays a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force and having a protagonist who is brought to ruin or extreme sorrow, especially as a result of a fatal flaw.21
4854244306PhilosophyAn organized system of thought, from the Greek for "love of wisdom".22
4854244307MethodA systematic plan for doing something23
4854246213Socratic MethodThe method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates; it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason.24
4854246214EthicsMoral principles; generally recognized rules of conduct.25
4854270562Hellenistic EraThe age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world.26
4854278022SubsidizingAiding or promoting with public money.27
4854280334FounderOne who founds or establishes.28
4854283678EpicureanismThe school of thought development by the philosopher Epicurus in Hellenistic Athens; it held that happiness is the chief goal of life, and the means to achieve happiness was the pursuit of pleasure.29
4854292683StoicismThe school of thought developed by the teacher Zeno in Hellenistic Athens; it says that happiness can be achieved only when people gain inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God and that people should bear whatever life offers.30

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