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| a fundamental political unit in ancient greece |
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| Aristocracy- a government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families |
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| Tyrant-a cruel and oppressive ruler. |
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| Hellenistic- relating to Greek history, language, and culture from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31 BC. During this period Greek culture flourished, spreading through the Mediterranean and into the Near East and Asia and centering on Alexandria in Egypt and Pergamum in Turkey. |
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| Aristotle- Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. |
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| Plato- Plato was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. |
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| Socrates- Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought. |
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| Philosopher- a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline. |
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| Oligarchy- a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
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| Comedy- professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. |
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| Tragedy-an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. |
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| Democracy-a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
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