vocb 9.3 Flashcards
Athens
a city state
Marathon
a plain of Athens Greece
Salamis
the site of a mighty sea battle between Greece and persia
Thebes
a Greek city state that defeated Sparta
Macedonia
an Ancient county in northern Greece a nation formed after the break up up of Yugoslavia
Socrates
ancient Greek philosopher who developed an approach to teaching basing on asking question
Aristotle
ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato who wrote more than 170 book
marathon
the longest race in the Olympics the race in 26 miles long
philosopher
a person who studies truth and knowldge
reason
logical thinking
plague
an epidemic of an often fatal disease
mercenary
a hired soldier`
golden age
a period of time with Greek art work, temples, statues, and monuments
Socrates method
an approach to teaching developed
Delian League
in ancient Greece an alliance between Athens and other Greek city state