Civiliztions success was based on trade throughout tht Aegean world.

Mycenaen Civilization

Sea traders who reached beyond the Aegean Sea to Sicily, Italy, Egypt and Mesopotania. They lived in city-states.

Economic rivalry between the Myceaneans and Troy, but Greek legend atrributes the war to a romantic cause.

epic poem that is our chief source of information about the Trojan War.

Blind poet who traveled from village to village, playing his harp and singing of heroic deeds.

Epic poem that tells of the greek hero Odyesseus.

hilltop fortress of an ancient Greek city-state.

Form of government in which the power is in the hands of a small, poerful elite, usually in the business class.

Form of government in which the people hold ruling power.

People who gained power by force.

War between Athens and Persia, in which Athens was victorious and emerged from the war as the most powerful city-state in Greece.

Under his leadership, the government of Athen became more democratic and economy thrived. He turned Athens into the cultural center of Greece.

Athens had this form of government in which a large number of male citizens took part in the day to day affairs of the government.

War between Athens and Sparta which ended Athens greatness.

Plays that tell stories of human suffering that usually end in disaster.

humorous plays that mocked people or customs.

Student of Socrates and author if the Republic, who emphasized the importance of reason to help people discover unchanging ethical values, recognize perfect beauty, and learn how to organize an ideal society.

A wandering teacher who urged his students to question and examine all around them.

Student of Plato who set up the Lyceum, a school for the study of all branches of knowledge.

Lead by Phillip, all of Greece was brought under Macedonnian control. Under his son, Alexander, they gained control of Egypt, Persia and Asia Minor.

Responsible for the speading of the Hellenistic civilization.

A blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and indian influences.

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Minoan Civilization	Civiliztions success was based on trade throughout tht Aegean world.
Mycenaen Civilization	Sea traders who reached beyond the Aegean Sea to Sicily, Italy, Egypt and Mesopotania. They lived in city-states.
Trojan War	Economic rivalry between the Myceaneans and Troy, but Greek legend atrributes the war to a romantic cause.
Iliad	epic poem that is our chief source of information about the Trojan War.
Homer	Blind poet who traveled from village to village, playing his harp and singing of heroic deeds.
The Odyessey	Epic poem that tells of the greek hero Odyesseus.
polis	city-state of ancient Greece.
acropolis	hilltop fortress of an ancient Greek city-state.
oligarchy	Form of government in which the power is in the hands of a small, poerful elite, usually in the business class.
democracy	Form of government in which the people hold ruling power.
tyrant	People who gained power by force.
Persian War	War between Athens and Persia, in which Athens was victorious and emerged from the war as the most powerful city-state in Greece.
Pericles	Under his leadership, the government of Athen became more democratic and economy thrived. He turned Athens into the cultural center of Greece.
Direct democracy	Athens had this form of government in which a large number of male citizens took part in the day to day affairs of the government.
Peloponnesian Wars	War between Athens and Sparta which ended Athens greatness.
rhetoric	the art of skillful speaking
tradgedy	Plays that tell stories of human suffering that usually end in disaster.
comedy	humorous plays that mocked people or customs.
Plato	Student of Socrates and author if the Republic, who emphasized the importance of reason to help people discover unchanging ethical values, recognize perfect beauty, and learn how to organize an ideal society.
Socrates	A wandering teacher who urged his students to question and examine all around them.
Aristotle	Student of Plato who set up the Lyceum, a school for the study of all branches of knowledge.
Macedonia	Lead by Phillip, all of Greece was brought under Macedonnian control. Under his son, Alexander, they gained control of Egypt, Persia and Asia Minor.
Alexander	Responsible for the speading of the Hellenistic civilization.
Hellenistic culture	A blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and indian influences.

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