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kevin-greek
greek anything
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epic | a long poem that tells the story of a hero |
| barbarians | the name given by the greeks to any people who not greek |
| colonies | areas set up in conquered lands by the greek city states for use when they them selves became overpopulated |
| minoan | an ancient Cretan civilization |
| myths | legende or stories that attempt to explain natural events |
| dorians | a group that invaded greece around 1000 b.c. |
| hellenes | the name the dorians gave themselves |
| acroplis | a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which incuded the parthenon and other famous building where citizens met to discuss affairs of the community |
| agora | the central marketplace in ancient athens and the site of numerous temples and government bulding |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the chief tool of greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrial event |
| metics | a class of people in athens who were not citizens |
| homer | a greek epic poet and author of the lliad and odyssey |
| helots | one of the spartan slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch -a king, queen or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oliarchy | a system of gover |
| agora | the central marketplace in ancient athens and the site of numerous temples and government bulding |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the chief tool of greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrial event |
| metics | a class of people in athens who were not citizens |
| homer | a greek epic poet and author of the lliad and odyssey |
| helots | one of the spartan slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch -a king, queen or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oliarchy | a system of gover |
| agora | the central marketplace in ancient athens and the site of numerous temples and government bulding |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the chief tool of greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrial event |
| metics | a class of people in athens who were not citizens |
| homer | a greek epic poet and author of the lliad and odyssey |
| helots | one of the spartan slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch -a king, queen or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oliarchy | a system of gover |
| agora | the central marketplace in ancient athens and the site of numerous temples and government bulding |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the chief tool of greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrial event |
| metics | a class of people in athens who were not citizens |
| homer | a greek epic poet and author of the lliad and odyssey |
| helots | one of the spartan slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch -a king, queen or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oliarchy | a system of gover |
| agora | the central marketplace in ancient athens and the site of numerous temples and government bulding |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the chief tool of greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrial event |
| metics | a class of people in athens who were not citizens |
| homer | a greek epic poet and author of the lliad and odyssey |
| helots | one of the spartan slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch -a king, queen or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oliarchy | a system of gover |
| agora | the central marketplace in ancient athens and the site of numerous temples and government bulding |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the chief tool of greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrial event |
| metics | a class of people in athens who were not citizens |
| homer | a greek epic poet and author of the lliad and odyssey |
| helots | one of the spartan slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch -a king, queen or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oliarchy | a system of gover |
| democracy | a system of government in which the people rule, either directly or through |
| tyrant | a ruler who has absolute power |
| polis | a city-state in ancient greece |
| trireme | a major sailing vessel powered by three banks of oarsman |
| fresco | a painting done on fresh plaster with water colors |
| peloponnesus | a hilly major peninsula in greece |
| ostraized | shunned,avoided |
| oracle | places where the gods spoke directly to man |
| philosophy | the study of the meaning and knowledge of life |
| sophocles | a famous greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows,closely pressed together |
| pericles | a fmaous greek writer |
| Ionia | a group of greek cities on the coast of asia minor |
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