click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Anchient Greece
Question | Answer |
---|---|
City State | A Greek community with its traditions, government and laws |
Hellenism | Describes Greek culture spread by Alexander the Great |
Tragedy | type of serious play that often ends in disaster |
Epic | A long poem that tells a story |
Tyranny | – A government that takes power with the support of the working class, sometimes by force |
Aristocracy | A government ruled by a few wealthy powerful families |
Agora | A public market and meeting place |
Socrates | Famous philosopher of Ancient Greece |
Diffusion | The way language, customs and ideas are spread |
Acropolis | A high, rocky hill on which early people built cities |
Odyssey | Term for a long, difficult journey |
Troy | City located across the Hellespont in Asia Minor |
Xerxes |