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123 PAW Ch. 4 Greece

Lachowsky Pre AP World History Chapter 4 Greece Maumelle High School (Aaron)

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fresco colorful painting completed on wet plaster
Trojan War in Greek epic poems and yths, a ten-year war between Mycenae and the city of Troy in Asia Minor
Homer poet; werote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Troy rich trading city in present-day Turkey
Aryans nomads intermarried with local peoples to form a group who blended cultures
Indo-European a group of nomadic peoples who came from the steppes that stretched north of the Caucasus
polis city-state in ancienct Greece
acropolis Greekhighest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state
oligarchy government in which ruling power belongs to a few people
phalanx in ancient Greece, a massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
Sparta a city-state in ancient Greece located in Laconia
Athens a city-state in ancient Greece located in Attica
democracry government in which the people hold ruling power
Council of 500 set up by Cleisthenes; members were citizens over 30; prepared laws considered by the assembly and supervised the day-to-day work of government
ostracism practice used in ancient Greece to banish or send away a public figure who threatened democracy
Darius Persian emperor who ruled from 522 - 486 B.C.
Peloponnesian War war between Athens and Sparta due to resentment of Athenian domination and disagreement on form of government in which Sparta and their allies won
oration a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
philosopher someone who seeks to understand and explain life; a person who studies philosophy
logic rational thinking
rhetoric art of skillful speaking
Socrates sought truth and self-knowledge; Socratic method
Parthenon temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
tragedy in ancient Greece, a play about human suffering often ending in disaster
Alexander The Great Macedonian leader who conquered an empire stretching from Greece to India and encouraged the spread of Greek culture throughout his empire
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