| A | B |
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| oracle | a priest or priestess who spoke for the gods; sacred site where gods were consulted |
| tribute | payment by a weaker nation to a more powerful one |
| philosopher | someone who uses reason to explain natural events |
| tragedy | serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character |
| Golden Age of Athens | 479 - 431 BC when philosophy,arts,& democracy flourished |
| Pericles | strengthened democracy by requiring salary for public officials |
| Zeus | king of the gods |
| Each city-state did this | built a temple to honor1 of the 12 Olympians |
| Because Socrates asked questions that challenged people's beliefs | He was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock |
| Plato | Socrates' student; he wrote "The Republic" |
| Aristotle | philosopher who founded a school called the Lyceum |
| Acropolis | religious center of Athens |
| Parthenon | temple to the goddess Athena |
| Aristophenes | best-known comic playwright of ancient Greece |
