Ancient Greek Political Terms and Philosophers, Quizzes of Political Economy

Download Ancient Greek Political Terms and Philosophers and more Quizzes Political Economy in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Tyrant DEFINITION 1 an absolute ruler unrestrained by law TERM 2 Oligarchy DEFINITION 2 a government in which a small group has control TERM 3 Democracy DEFINITION 3 a government by the people TERM 4 Helot DEFINITION 4 enslaved people in ancient Sparta TERM 5 Ephor DEFINITION 5 a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders TERM 6 Philosopher DEFINITION 6 a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment TERM 7 Socratic Method DEFINITION 7 philosophical method of questioning to gain truth TERM 8 Sophist DEFINITION 8 Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking TERM 9 Plato DEFINITION 9 was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. TERM 10 Thucydides DEFINITION 10 Thucydides was an Athenian historian, political philosopher and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC