Ancient Greece Vocab Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
polis | Greek word for city-state |
classical | filled with great achievements |
acropolis | a fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states |
democracy | type of government in which people rule themselves |
oligarchy | government in which only a few people have power |
aristocrats | rich landowners |
citizens | people with the right to participate in government |
tyrant | leader who rules by the use of force |
Pericles | Athenian leader who ruled at the height of Athenian democracy |
mythology | body of stories about gods or heroes that tries to explain how the world works |
Homer | author of two great epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey |
Sappho | most famous lyrical poet of ancient Greece |
Aesop | author of the world's most famous set of fables |
fables | short stories that offer lessons on living |
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Ms. Thacker
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