Vocab

World History Unit 2 Vocabulary

Empire-An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority (emperor).

Polis-A city-state in ancient Greece.

City-state-A state consisting of a sovereign city.

Acropolis-A citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.

Phalanx-A group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body or brought together for a common purpose.

Oligarchy-A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

Democracy-A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Hoplite-A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.

Helot-A member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta.

Ostracism-Expel from a community or group.

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Direct Democracy-is a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives.

Ritual-A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

Oracle-A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.

Tragedy-An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.

Philosophy-The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

Socratic Method-A method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students.

Hellenistic Era-The Hellenistic period describes the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Epicureanism- A school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus, who taught that pleasure, particularly mental pleasure, was the highest good.

Stoicism-An ancient Greek school of philosophy founded...