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Streams of Civilization - Chapter 6

Vocabulary words from chapter 6 of Streams of Civilization, by Mary Stanton and Albert Hyma.

 

Chapter 6: Classical Greece and Hellenization

 

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Epicureans________ believed that good things in life were to be enjoyed.
Euripides"The Poet of the World's Grief"
trilogya group of three plays
Philippideslong-distance runner who ran to Sparta for help during the Battle of Marathon
helotA Greek slave in Sparta
HellenisticThe _______ Age is the period after the conquests and death of Alexander the Great.
Stoics________ believed that everyone should live simple lives without luxuries.
SophoclesGreek writer who believed that all people have a tragic flaw
HerodotusA great historian known as the "Father of History" who lived during the Golden Age of Greece
MarathonThe Battle of _______ stopped the Persians from conquering Greece.
HellenicThe ________ Age refers to Greece's early cultural development, including the Golden Age of Greece.
SocraticThe ________ Method is a process of answering questions with a question.
HippocraticThe ________ Oath is an oath of ethics taken by medical students.
DelianThe _______ League was a confederacy of about 173 Greek cities that joined together to protect themselves from Persian invasion.
Thermopylaenarrow mountain pass where King Leonicas and 300 Spartan soldiers tried to block the Persian Army
Aeschylusthe "Father of Greek Tragedy"
confederacya group formed for mutual benefit or action
hoplitesCitizens of Corinth who fought in their army
banishmentAthenians used _______ as a form of punishment.
AlexanderMacedonian general who set out to conquer the world
SolonGreek reformer who tried to please everyone with a middle-of-the-road policy
democracygovernment by the people
oratorpublic speaker
sevenGreek boys started training at this age.
gymnasiumGreek cultural center
SpartaGreek city-state which taught its young men to be fierce fighters
PericlesGreek orator, statesman, and general
ostracizeOnce a year, Greek citizens were given the opportunity to _________ someone for 10 years.
laurelThe winner of each sport in the Olympics was given a crown of _______ leaves.
Corintha city located on the isthmus joining the Peloponnese to mainland Greece
PeloponnesianThe civil war between Sparta and Athens between 431 and 404 B.C. was called the __________ War.
EstherHebrew girl who married Xerxes and became queen of Persia.
Parthenona temple of the Greek goddess Athena
amphitheateran outdoor theater
ArchimedesHe said, "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world."
AristotleAlexander the Great's tutor
fourDaniel prophesied that Alexander's kingdom would be divided into ______ kingdoms.
BucephalusAlexander the Great's horse
Alexandriaa Hellenistic city in Egypt



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