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POLITICAL SCIENCE | the study of government - associated with Plato |
DIONYSUS | Festivals were given in honor of him |
HERODOTUS | Father of History read his poem about Persian Wars at the Olympics |
HIPPOCRATES | father of moder medicine - believed sickness came from natural causes, not gods |
PLATO | believed in order, only wise should rule, WRote the Republic, Political Science |
OLYMPIC GAMES | Chariot Races, Boxing, Pancratium, Pentathlon |
ORACLES | priests & priestesses who spoke with the gods and gave advice i n the form of a prophecy |
PROPHECY | a statement of what might happen in the future |
SOCRATIC METHOD | ask a series of questions, in step by step manner to get a conclusion |
REPUBLIC | Book about the ideal state |
PENTATHLON | 5 events - discuss, running,jumping, wrestling & javelin |
ARISTOTLE | student of Plato -the master of them that know -1st to classify plants and animals, proved 3rd step in Scientific method |
SYLLOGISM | method of reasoning by ARistotlethat used 3 related statements |
MT. OLYMPUS | 12 gods with special duties were at |
AESCHYLUS | created the play - added actors to the story |
GREEK COMEDIES | plays with a happy ending |
RELIGION IN ANCIENT GREECE | no single religion, varied state to state, each determined own gods, festivals, sacrifices |
SOCRATES' TEACHINGS & PHILOSOPHY | Great interest in thinking process - cognitio |
HIPPODROME | oval track with a grandstand around it |
PANCRATIUM | boxing & wrestling - no eye gauging or biting only rules |
BOXING | wrapped hands with ox hide & slapped each other until one lifted a finger in defeat |
OLYMPIADS | Historians dated events by them- 1st date 776 BC |
SOLILOQUY | speaking about personal thoughts & feelings |
TRAGEDIES | stories about suffering |
PHILOSOPHIA | Studying the law of nature and loving wisdom |
INTELLLECT | should be used to the fullest |
SOCRATES | Ancient Greek philosopher -interest i thinking |