Western Civ - Ancient Greece Vocab

Western Civilization Coach Cox - Ancient Greece

Hippocrates

Father of medicine

Alexander the great

Built the greatest empire of the ancient world, from Egypt to India

Plato

Student of Socrates that rejected democracy as a form of government

Philosopher

Someone who seeks to understand and explain life

Legislature

A law making body

Athens

City state of ancient Greece known for its arts and education

Oligarchy

Government with ruling power spread among a few people

Homer

Poet whose writings provided the basis of Greek learning

Pythagoras

father of Geometry, all things should be solved through math

Herodotus

Father of History

Socrates

Created a method of teaching in which his students would be forced to defend their answers

Ostracism

To banish or send away a public figure

Tyrant

Ancient ruler of Greece who took power by force

Sparta

City state of ancient Greece known for its military strength

Acropolis

High fortified hill in the middle of a Greek city state

Trojan War

Ten-year war between the Myceneans and the Trojans

Phillip II

Macedonian king who conquers the Greeks

Aristotle

Studies all forms of government at his school the Lyceum

Logic

rational thinking

Direct Democracy

Government where all citizens participate in the governing of the country

Phalanx

Ancient Greek battle formation based on the square and heavily armed soldiers

Democracy

Government where people hold the ruling power

Polis

A city state of ancient Greece

Knossos

Ancient Minoan city on the island of Crete