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Early Athens was governed by an what and what does it mean?

Oligarchy which means a small group of rich landowners called aristocrats that had a power over the city and it means "rule of a few."

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Euclid spent his life studying what and what to we have that directly comes from his writings?
Geometry
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Greeks created stories involving gods and goddesses called?
Greek Mythology
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Socrates taught by doing what and what was it called?
Asking questions and Socratic Method
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Most famous of the three philosophers was?
Aristotle
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Since people wanted a change, a noble overthrew the oligarchy and and became a what?
Tyrant
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The greatest Greek doctor was who and what is he known for?
Hippocrates and he is known for his writings on how doctors should behave.
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The Illiad and the Odyssey are two very old and still famous stories by a man named?
Homer
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Socrates did not do what?
Write anything down
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What did Aristotle teach and what did it mean?
People should seek the "Golden Mean" and that meant that extremes were bad and people should stay in the middle.
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Athen's created the world's first what?
Democracy
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A Greek named Herodotus changed what?
History
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A Greek named Aesop is known for his what?
Fables
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What happened to Socrates? (Meaning how did he die?)
People were felt threatened by Socrates and put him on trial for leading youth astray and not believing in the gods, so he was found guilty and put to death.
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What is Aristotle known for and what did mean?
Empiricism, which meant studying the visible world in order to make sense of it.
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Cleisthenes helped create democracy which made him have a nickname which is?
The father of democracy.
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Some of Herodotus's material was what and he was called what?
Exaggerated and father of history
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Philosophers means what?
Lovers of wisdom
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Plato created a school called?
The Academy
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Greek life and culture was shaped by what?

Oligarchy which means a small group of rich landowners called aristocrats that had a power over the city and it means "rule of a few."

500
List good and bad things about democracy.
Good things: All citizens have a say.

All citizens can express opinions.

Power of the aristocrats was limited.

Bad things: Women, slaves and foreigners had no say.

Difficult to make decisions with so many people.

Sometimes you were forced to go to the assembly and participate.

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Greeks had wonderful art and what they focus on creating?
Realistic images, they were mostly of humans.
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Three main philosophers were?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
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Plato's most famous book was called what?
The Republic