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City-state | A city with its own traditions, government, and laws. Both a city and a separate independent state. |
Polis | Greek word for “city-state”. |
Acropolis | The high (hill) fortified area of an ancient Greek City. Temples and other public buildings were found here. |
Mount Olympus | A mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods. |
Athens | A city-state within Greece; known for education, philosophy, and the arts. |
Sparta | A city-state within Greece; known for its military and military ways. |
Philosopher | A person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics. |
Plato | A Greek philosopher; student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle; wrote The Republic. |
Socrates | A Greek philosopher who practiced doubt and questioning to find the truth. |
Aristotle | A Greek philosopher; student of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great. |