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6th The Ancient World Chapter 6 (Park 2)

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tragedy
a type of serious drama that usually ends in disaster for the main character
Aeschylus
One of the writers of tragedies in Ancient Greece
assassinate
to murder for political reasons
barbarian
a wild uncivilized person
Sophocles
wrote Greek tragedies
Aristophanes
best known Greek comic playwright
Alexander the Great
King of Macedonia from 336 to 326 B.C., conquered Persia, Egypt, and invaded India
Eratosthenes
Greek scientist, calculated the distance around the Earth
philosopher
someone who uses reason to understand the world; in Greece, the earliest philosophers used reason to explain natural events
Hellenistic
describing Greek history of culture after the death of Alexander the Great including the three main kingdoms formed by the break up of Alexander the Great
Aristotle
one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers, pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great
King Philip
Alexander the Great's father, united Macedonia
Euclid
Greek mathematician, helped expand a the branch of mathematics called geometry
Plato
ancient Athenian philosopher, founded a school called The Academy, wrote The Republic (society should be made of three groups: workers, soldiers, philosophers), Socrates student
Socrates
ancient Athenian philosopher, developed and used the Socratic method (questioning to challenge beliefs); sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth
Euripides
one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)
Aristarchus
Greek scientist, concluded that the Earth revolved around the sun

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