Flashcards: Greek Cities & Cultures
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HistoryofCrawford on December 20, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 polis | Greek word for a city-state. |
| Ionia | Area along the central west coast of Asia Minor colonized by settlers from mainland Greece from about 1000 BC. These Greeks played a central role in the early development of Greek culture. |
| Olympus | Sacred mountain to the ancient Greeks. Home of the major ancient Greek gods. |
| acropolis | In ancient Greece, a hill topped by government and/or religious buildings. |
| agora | In ancient Greece, a marketplace/meetingplace. |
| hoplites | Tightly packed Greek warriors with long spears. |
| democracy | Government run by the votes of its citizens. |
| Socrates | Philosopher who believed education is the key to personal growth. Famous for his teaching style of asking questions. |
| Plato | Philosopher who imagined, then studied, the perfect form of things. |
| Aristotle | The father of logical thinking. |
| Hippocrates | The founder of medical science. |
| Sparta | Greek polis dedicated to the art of warfare. |
| Athens | Greek polis dedicated to thinking, especially philosophy and the arts. |