Matthew Henson. On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in contrast to Peary's less than wholesale embrace by the American public.
Autonomy refers to a personâs right to self-management in terms of his conduct and affairs. Its literal meaning comes from the Greek word âautonomosâ with âautoâ meaning âselfâ and ânomosâ meaning âlawâ. Autonomy also defines a personâs right to make decisions on his own and not be forced or manipulated by anybody else.
Non-Greek, inland region of western Asia Minor; capital at Sardis. Macedonia. A large region of northern Greece, today extending well into Yugoslavia. A kingdom from the mid-7th century, Macedonia contained a mixture of Greek and non-Greek elements. Magna Graecia. âGreat Greece,â used to refer to the region of South Italy colonized by the Greeks.