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Ancient Greece Revie

Ancient Greece Review/LGMS

Definitionvocab word
a land surrounded by water on three sides peninsula
peninsula in east-central Greece, on the Aegean Sea Attica
a peninsula in southern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean Seas Peloponnesus
the second largest of the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea Rhodes
A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, largest of the Aegean islands Crete
an ancient sea power located on the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea Phonecia
a territory that is undere the control of another, usually distant country colony
a city-state in ancient Greece polis
an ancient Greek city-state located on the southern tip of the Peloponnesus Sparta
capital of Greece Athens
people conquered by Sparta who were forced to live as slaves helot
central marketplace in ancient Atherns agora
a hilltop fortress in ancient Athens which included the parthenon Acropolis
a narrow mountain pass in Central Greece where the Spartans defeated the Persians Thermopylae
A plain in Attica, Greece, where the Atheneians defeated the Persians in 490 BC Marathon
Greek historian; known as the "father of history" Herodotus
a system of government ruled by a king or queen monarchy
a type of government in which all power is held in the hands of one ruler tyranny
a government ruled by a few people, usually by members of rich, powerful families oligarchy
government run by the people, in which citizens make their own laws democracy
basic lawmaking body in any democracy, made up of a group of citizens assembly
Athenenian leader, led Athens during the height of its power and influence Pericles
stories about gods or goddesses myth
great poet of ancient Greece, wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey Homer
a long poem epic
one of the writers of tragedies in ancient Greece Aeschylus
a type of play developed by ancient Greeks, in which life is treated seriously and which usually has a sad ending tragedy
a play that is funny and usually has a happy ending comedy
one of the most famous writers of comedies in ancient Greec Aristophanes
a study of the nature and purpose of life philosophy
Greek philosopher and teacher Socrates
Greek philosopher, student of Socrates Plato
Greek historian who observed and wrote about the Peloponnesian War Thucydides
empire north of Greece Macedonia
King of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great Philip ll
King of Macedonia from 336-323BC, conqueror of Greece and Persia Alexander the Great
ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle
a city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great Alexandria
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