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| Question | Answer |
| Peninsula | body of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| Mt. Olympus | the highest mountain in Greece where the ancient Greeks believed many of their gods and goddesses lived |
| Crete | largest island off of Greece the Minoan civilization flourished here from 2700 BC to 1450 BC |
| Hoplites | Greek soldiers who carried a round shield a short sword and a 9 foot spear |
| Phalanx | a military formation: a wall of shields created by soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation |
| Sophocles | famous Greek playwright; he wrote the tragedy, Oedipus the king |
| amphitheater | outdoor theater it was open to the sky; the Greeks loved drama; one of the most famous amphitheaters is Epidaurus |
| Socrates | Father of Philosophy; put on trial for corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens; drank poison hemlock |
| Socratic method | the teaching method invented by socrates based on asking questions; the point of this teaching style is to get students to recognize the truth for themselves |
| Plato | most famous student of Socrates who wrote about Socrates teachings and trial ; established a school known as The Academy |
| Aristotle | was a student of Platos; he wrote about science politics just about everything he taught Alexander the Great |
| Alexander the Great | at 20 years old he was king of Macedonia he conquered almost all of the known world he spreads Greek culture |
| Hellenistic age | name for the time alexander is king really refers to the spread of greek culture language ideas a high point in greek history |
| The Peloponnesian War | long war between the 2 largest greek city-states Athens and Sparta |
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