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chapter 5 vocab Standley Lake Collins
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11th Grade
09/17/2009

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Peloponnisian War
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war between athens and sparta. after persians were defeted
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olympics
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largest of the greek games held every four years. winner was provided unlimited pride
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parthenon
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built during the hellenistic era, where the temple for the god Athena
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ostracism
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people voted to see who to banish from the city
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epicurus
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the founder of a philosophy that became know as epicureaism, believed in freedom for all
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socrates
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no written work. answer a question with a question. question authority.
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alexander the great
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king of macedonia. tutor Aristotle. took over the persian empire.
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helenistic era
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to emitate greeks. expanded language and ideas
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battle of marathon
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battle in the plain of marathon between persians and atheneans. persians retreating
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madedonia
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alexander the great. greeks saw as barbaric. took power of all greece lead to defeat of persia
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plato
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created academy. tress are just shadows in the form of trees
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pericles
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held power at the height of athnean times and caused the greeks to become attached to democracy
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socratic method
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question with a question "question and answer format"
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delian league
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group of city states who were in alliance with atheneans
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thucydides
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wrote first history book history of the peloponnesian war
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aristotle
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student of plato. analyzing based on observations and investigations
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delphi
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where the famous oracle was. apollo's place of worship
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oresteia
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only completed greek trilogy that survived
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stocism
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happiness, the supreme good could only be obtained by living in harmony with the will of god, inner peace
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alexandria
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hellenistic capitol of egypt
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