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6th Grade World Cultures Chapter 5 Greek Civilization
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6th Grade
11/27/2011

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Iliad
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epic poem written by Homer about the Trojan Was
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History of the Persian Wars
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written by Herodotus
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Odyssey
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the story of Odysseus's return from the Trojan War, written by Homer
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fable
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short tale that teaches a story; most famous are those written by a Greek slave named Aesop
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golden mean
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"Do nothing in excess;" a philosophy taught by Aristotle
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governments headed by philosopher-kings
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the ideal government in Plato's opinion
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Hellenistic Era
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a great body of Greek art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and scientific achievement was produced and spread with Alexander's conquests
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painted scenery and 3 actors
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innovations by the playwright Sophocles
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using reason and doing one's duty
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According to the Stoic philosophers, this will bring a person happiness
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a warning about Philip II being a danger
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message to the Athenians from the lawyer, Demosthenes,
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Olympus
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highest mountain in Greece; home of the 12 most important gods and goddesses in ancient Greece
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no absolute right or wrong
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was a teaching of the Greek philosophers known as Sophists
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Macedonia
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Greece's northern neighbor
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Alexandria
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had a library that attracted scholars from all over the known world; named for Alexander the Great
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death sentence
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given to Socrates because of his teachings
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Socratic method
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asking pointed questions to force pupils to use their reason and see things for themselves
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Lyceum
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the school that Aristotle opened in 335 B.C.
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philosophy
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"the love of wisdom;" Greek belief that the human mind could understand everything
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oracle
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someone who spoke for a god or goddess and could tell about the future
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Greek comedy
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any drama with a happy ending; best known writer was Aristophanes
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Alexander's Empire
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extended through Persia as far as modern day Pakistan
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legacy
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what one leaves behind after he or she dies
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plane geometry
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described in the book, Elements, by Euclid
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happiness is the goal of life
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philosophy taught by the Epicureans
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