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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Black Sea
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Bronze Age
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Crete
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Minoan
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Mycenaean
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Homer
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Ionia
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Archimedes
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Epicureanism
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Stoicism
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Epic Poem
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Arete
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Polis
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Acropolis
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Agora
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Hellespont
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Bosporus
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Byzantium
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Tyrants
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Democracy
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Oligarchy
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Sparta
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Helots
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Ephors
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Athens
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Solon
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Asia Minor
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Darius
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Xerxes
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Delian League
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Delos
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Pericles
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Age of Pericles
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Direct Democracy
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Ostracism
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Thebes
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Macedonia
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Olympus
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Rituals
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Tragedy
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Aeschylus
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Sophocles
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Euripides
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Herodotus
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Thucydides
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Philosophy
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Pythagoras
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Sophists
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Socrates
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Socratic Method
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Plato
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Aristotle
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Alexandria
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Hellenistic Era
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
Select a Match
a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
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a domiinant figure in Athenian politics 461 BC and 429 BC
the only tragedy of which the entire trilogy still exists on Earth today
Messenians and Laconians captured to become serfs so they could be made to work for the Spartans
Civilization on southern mainland of Greece about 1500 BC.
an open area that served as a place where people could assemble and as a market
a defensive alliance agains the Persians formed by Athenians
Western peninsula of Asia that now constitutes most of modern Turkey
an outstanding Athenian dramatist who tried to create more realistic characters
the Greek capital of Egypt, which Alexander built so it could soon become one of the most important cities in both Egypt and the Mediterranean world
the main headquarters of the Delian League
the new Persian monarch who took Darius's place after he died
an organized system of thought
An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus.
the Persian ruler
a remorm-minded aristocrat who Athenian aristocrats reacted to crisis by giving full power to [him]
a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC
a group of five men who were elected each year and were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens
A part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Greece and Turkey, bounded on the south by Crete and Rhodes and linked to the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus
The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; pop. 536,980; capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization that flourished here in the 2nd millennium BC
A strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separates Europe from the Anatolian peninsula of western Asia. Istanbul is located at its south end
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry
A tideless almost landlocked sea bounded by Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara
Platos' most famous pupil, who studied with him for 20 years but did not accept Plato's theory of ideal forms
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
A flourishing city-state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century BC
a practice devised by Athenians to protect against ambitious politicians
something that taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers
the most notable of the city settled along the shores of the Black Sea
one of Socrates' students, who is considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western civilization
the greatest historian of the ancient world who fought in the Great Peloponnesian War and later wrote its history
The ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram
excellence of any kind
a Greek historian who wrote about the History of the Persian Wars
a fortified area at the top of the hill that served as a place of refuge during an attack and sometimes came to be a religious center on which temples and public buildings were built
a great Athenian playwrite
a government citizen where every citizen participates directly in government decision-making through mass meetings
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey
Greek city-state
the period of classical Athenian and Greek history which historians have called the Age of Pericles when Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy flourished at home and when the period of time saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
the highest mountain in Greece, where the twelve chief gods and goddesses were thought to live
the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great
a method of teaching that uses a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
rulers who seized power by force from aristocrats
the prehistoric period when when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone
rule by few
an important astronomer who determined that the Earth was round and calculated the Earth's circumference at 24,675 miles, and estimate that was within 185 miles of the actual figure
A city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 13,000. It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century BC
a new Greek power that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC
a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of Pythagoras as foolish
government by the people or rule of many
ceremonies or rites
one of the critics of the Sophists, whose true love was philosophy
the first Greek dramas, which were presented in a trilogy - a set of three plays - built around a common theme.
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