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Ancient Greek-BR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Minoans | ancient civilization of the island of Crete |
| democracy | a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people |
| assassinate | to kill politically |
| barbarian | a person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person. |
| Olympic | of or pertaining to Olympia, in Greece |
| Corinthian | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Corinth |
| tragety | conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction. |
| epic | noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements |
| phalanx | a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files |
| Salamis | an ancient city on Cyprus |
| Persia | an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia |
| plague | desiese that causes high mortality |
| Xenophobia | an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange |
| monarchy | a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch |
| aristocracy | a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility. |
| Myceneans | of or pertaining to the ancient city of Mycenae |
| Peloponnese | peninsula forming the S part of Greece |
| titans | any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. |
| Parthenon | the temple of Athena Parthenos |
| Iliad | Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer. |
| Socrates | Athenian philosopher |
| Xerxes | king of Persia 486?–465 |
| Agamemnon | a king of Mycenae, a son of Atreus and brother of Menelaus. |
| Priam | king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy. |
| drama | a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play. |
| Macedonia | kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, |
| Percicles | thenian statesman and leader of the popular party, |
| Archimedes | Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor: discovered the principles of specific gravity |
| immortal | not mortal; not liable or subject to death |
| odyssey | an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures |
| Hellenistic | pertaining to Hellenists |
| Troy | a city located on the coast of Asia Minor |
| Athens | city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136. |
| Doric | of or pertaining to Doris |
| agora | the chief marketplace of Athens, center of the city's civic life. |
| Homer | Greek epic poet; author of the Iliad and Odyssey. |
| Plato | 427–347 b.c., Greek philosopher |
| Darius | king of Persia 424–404 son of Artaxerxes I. |
| Menelaus | a king of Sparta, the husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon, to whom he appealed for an army against Troy in order to recover Helen from her abductor, Paris. |
| city-state | a state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies. |
| amphitheater | an oval or round building with tiers of seats around a central open area, as those used in ancient Rome for gladiatorial contests. |
| Alexander | king of Macedonia 336–323: conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India |
| columns | a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. |
| Knossos | a ruined city on N central Crete; capital of the ancient Minoan civilization. |
| tribute | a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem. |
| tyranny | the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler. |
| acropolis | the citadel of Athens and the site of the Parthenon. |
| Sparta | an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers. |
| Marathon | a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yards |
| Ionian | of or pertaining to the branch of the Greek people named from ion, their legendary founder. |
| diffusion | prolixity of speech or writing; discursiveness. |
| Aristotle | Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great |
| helots | a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. |
| Hector | the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles. |
| Philip | a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lover of horses.” |
| Thermopylae | a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c |
| blockade | the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. |
| peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland. |
| philosopher | person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields. |
| trieme | a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship. |
| hoplites | heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece |
| Euclid | flourished c300 b.c., Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria. |
| Achilles | the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow. |
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