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| acropolis | main gathering place, on a hill, usually fortified, place of refuge during attack |
| phalanx | rectangular marching format |
| ostracism | wrote on broken pottery the name of a person harmful to the city, if named by 6 thousand members that person was banned from Greece for 10 years |
| epicureanism | human beings were free to follow self interest. The means to happiness was persuit of pleasure |
| Stoicism | people find happiness when they gain inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God |
| arete (ahr ah TEE) | a hero strives for excellence in battle |
| agora | marketplace below the acropolis |
| Hellenistic Era | expansion of Greek language and ideas to the non-Greek workd. Led by Alexander the Great |
| Age of Pericles | high of Athenian power and brillance, from 461-429bc, democracy flourished |
| epic poem | long poem about deeds of a hero |
| direct democracy | people participate directly in government though mass meetings |
| hoplite | heavily armed infantry soldiers (foot soldiers) |
| polis | city-state |
| ephor | 5 elected men in charge of youth education, elected every year |
| helot | captured people made into slaves |
| oligarchy | ruled by the few |
| democracy | government by the people |
| philosophy | organized system of thought |
| tragedy | greek dramas, had conflicht and great ruin |
| socratic method | question and answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves |
| oracle | sacred shrine where a god or goddess revealed the future though a priest or priestess |
| ritual | ceremonies or rites |
