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| agora | an outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece |
| plunder | valuables taken in war |
| myth | a traditional story that may include gods and goddesses and often tries to explain events in nature |
| immortal | to live forever |
| aristocracy | a government controlled by a few wealthy people |
| democracy | a government by the people |
| oral tradition | the passing down of stories from person to person orally |
| Assembly | in ancient Greece, an Athenian governing body of all citizens older than eighteen |
| helot | a slave |
| Mount Olympus | a mountain in northern Greece thought to be the home of their gods |
| Athens | a city-state that was the best example of ancient Greek democracy; the capital of modern Greece |
| Sparta | an ancient city-state that was under strict military rule |
| Homer | Ancient Greek poet who composed two poems, The Illiad and the Odyssey, about the Trojan War |
| Pericles | Ancient Athenian leader who strove to make Athens the center of art and literature and who was responsible for building the Parthenon |
| marathon | the longest race in the Olympisc, a footrace of about 26 miles |
| philosopher | a person who studies truth and knowledge |
| reason | logical thinking |
| plague | an epidemic of an often fatal disease |
| mercenary | a hired soldier |
| Socrates | Ancient Greek philosopher who developed an approach to teaching based on asking questions |
| Aristotle | Ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato who wrote more than 170 books |
| Golden Age | a period of time in ancient Athens when magnificent temples were built; artists created statues and monuments; and philosophers extended human knowledge |
| Socratic method | an approach to teaching developed by the Greek philosopher, Socrates, which involves teaching people to think by asking questions |
| Delian League | in ancient Greece, an alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states |
| Alexander | Known as "Alexander the Great," the king of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| Hippocrates | Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the "father of medicine" |
| Hellenistic Age | a period of time when ancient Greek and Asian cultures mixed |
