Ancient Greece

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  1. 3. In early Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place or as a market
  2. 4. A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero
  3. 8. An organized system of thought
  4. 9. A form of government in which a select group of people exercise control
  5. 13. A school of thought developed in ancient Greece that held that happiness is the chief goal in life and the means to achieve happiness is to pursue pleasure
  6. 16. A systematic plan for doing something
  7. 17. A sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess
  8. 21. Aiding or promoting with public money
  9. 23. A form of drama that portrays a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force and having a protagonist that is brought to ruin or extreme sorrow
  10. 24. A method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates; it employs a question and answer format that leads pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
  11. 25. Period when Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world
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  1. 1. To set apart from others
  2. 2. One who founds or establishes
  3. 4. One of the five men elected each year in Sparta responsible for the education of the youth and the conduct of all citizens
  4. 5. A ruler who seized power by force from the aristocrats, gained support from the newly rich and poor, and maintained power using hired soldiers and fighting tactics
  5. 6. The early Greek city-state consisting of a city or town and its surrounding countryside
  6. 7. A shield wall created by foot soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation
  7. 10. A fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings
  8. 11. Discussed by considering opposing viewpoints
  9. 12. government by the people either directly or through their elected representatives
  10. 14. To express indirectly through reference or association
  11. 15. A school of thought developed in ancient Greece that held that happiness can only be achieved when people gain inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God and people should bear whatever life offers
  12. 18. Moral principles
  13. 19. Something that comes form someone in the past or happened in the past
  14. 20. The quality of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest
  15. 22. To gather; to meet together
  16. 25. In ancient Sparta, a captive person who was forced to work for the conqueror (a slave)