6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 Vocab (Greece MiniTest#2)
Nike
Greek goddess of victory
Pheidippides
Greek messenger who ran 26 miles following Battle of Marathon
Democritus
Greek philosopher that said all matter is made of tiny particles called "atomos" or atoms
Battle of Marathon
Greek victory over the Persian army that ended the First Persian War
Battle of Salamis
Greek victory over the Persian navy during the Second Persian War
Xerxes
Persian leader during Second Persian War
academy
Plato's school name
Athens
Winner of First Persian War
Greece
Winner of Second Persian War
Sparta and the Peloponnesian League
Winner of the Peloponnesian War
Aesop's
______________________ Fables
mythology
collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes
Socratic Method
form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to force them to think more clearly
Olympic Games
in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus
chorus
in ancient Greek drama, a group of people who commented on the action of a play and advised the characters
Hypothesis
logical guess
Delian League
military alliance led by Athens
Peloponnesian League
military alliance led by Sparta
Hippocratic Oath
oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
lyric poetry
poetic songs
academy
school of philosophy founded by Plato
Classical Civilization
the civilization of the ancient Greeks and Romans
Hellenistic
the form of Greek culture that emerged after Alexander's conquests
Polytheism
the worship of many gods
sarissa
18-foot-long Macedonian pike
Herodotus
"Father of History"