Greece Vocab #2

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First Greek Historian who wrote about the Persian Wars.

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Herodotus

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Greek mathematician who introduced the Pythagorean theorem.

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Pythagoras

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Greek philosopher who developed the Socratic method of teaching through critical questioning.

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Socrates

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Student of Socrates who founded the first university.

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Plato

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Best known city-state of ancient Greece, noted for arts and sciences.

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Athens

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Second best known city-state in Greece, famous for its soldiers and military strategies.

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Sparta

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Storyteller of moral fables.

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Aesop

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War between Greeks and Trojans.

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Trojan War

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System of government ruled by a queen or king. "One Ruler"

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Monarchy

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A government run by the people where citizens make laws.

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Democracy