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Ch. 3 Flashcards

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early Greek civilization on the
mainland of Greece; borrowed heavily from the Minoan civilization

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Mycenaean

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an early civilization in the Aegean region based on the island of Crete; established trade with the Fertile Crescent and Egypt

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Minoan

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Greek poet

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Homer

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“king of gods and man”; ruler of Mount Olympus

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Zeus

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patron of the city of Athens; goddess of wisdom

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Athena

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having human forms or attributes

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Anthropomorphic

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“city-state”; basic political unit of Greece

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Polis

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rule by one

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Monarchy

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government headed by a tyrant who gained complete control of it—usually by force

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Tyranny

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Rule by the people

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Democracy

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chief magistrate of the Athenian council of nobles

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Archon

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Influential leader of the Athens

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Pericles

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men who sought the answers to the basic
questions of life through human reasoning ability

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Philosophers

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This snub-nosed man with bulging eyes devoted his life to seeking truth and teaching men how to conduct their lives

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Socrates

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He established a school of philosophy and science called the Academy, located in Athens

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Plato

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had a continuing impact on Western thought through his writings. Aristotle, as we learned earlier, was also the tutor of Alexander the Great, and he instilled in the young prince an appreciation for Greek culture

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Aristotle

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The breakdown of government and order

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Anarchy

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A three-step logical process of thinking

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Syllogism

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philosopher and mathematician of the sixth century BC, had concluded that the universe could be explained in mathematical terms

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Pythagoras

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the famed physician of the Golden Age, is known as the Father of Medicine

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Hippocrates

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A writer of tragedy

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Sophocles

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symbol of the cultural achievement of the Greek civilization

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Parthenon

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