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Greece-Curto
Global Studies 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Minoan Civilization | seafaring and trading people that lived on the island of Crete |
| Knossos | ancient city capital of Crete in Minoan civilization |
| Shrines | a place connected with a holy person or event where people go to worship |
| Frescos | the art of painting on fresh plaster or walls |
| Mycenaean Civilization | europeans who settled on the greek mainland |
| Straits | narrow passage of water that connects 2 large bodies of water |
| Homer | greek writer of epic poems |
| The Dorians | greek speaking people that migrated in mainland Greece after the destruction of the Mycenaean Civilization |
| The Iliad | one of 2 famous greek poems written by Homer |
| Polis | a greek city-state |
| Acropolis | upper fortified part of a greek city-state |
| Monarchy | a government in which power is in the hands of a single person |
| Aristocracy | a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class of nobility |
| Oligarchy | a government in which power is in the hands of a few people-especially one in which rule is based upon wealth |
| Phalanx | a military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields |
| Sparta | greek city-state that built a military state |
| Helots | slaves |
| Athens | greek city-state known for advancing new ideas in education, the arts, and government |
| Democracy | a government ruled by the people |
| Draco | greek lawmaker who wrote the first legal code |
| Solon | trusted statesman who headed Athenian government and reformed laws |
| Tyrants | a cruel and unfair ruler that has complete power over a country |
| Cleisthenes | Athenian politician who brought democracy and other reforms; created the Council of 500 |
| The Council of five hundred | body of individuals that proposed laws |
| Legislature | law making body |
| Polytheistic | belief in many Gods |
| Barbaroi | barbarian |
| The Persian Wars | wars between Greece and the Persian empire |
| Marathon | greek city-state and site of battle in the Persian Wars |
| Darius | Persian king who unsuccessfully attempted to defeat the greeks |
| Alliance | an agreement between countries |
| The Delian League | alliance of 140 greek city states, Athens was the leader |
| Pericles | leader of Athens during its Golden Age |
| Direct democracy | a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
| Stipend | fixed salary to men who held public office |
| Jury | panel of citizens with the authority to make judgement on a trial |
| Ostracism | banish or send away a public figure |
| The Funeral Oration | speech given by Pericles expressing democratic ideals |
| The Peloponnesian War | war between Athens and Sparta |
| The Peloponnesian League | alliance formed by Sparta and other enemies of Athens |
| Philosophers | greek thinkers, "lovers of wisdom" |
| Sophists | group of philosophers who questioned people's ideas about justice and other traditional values |
| Logic | method of arguing invented by Aristotle, rational speaking |
| Rhetoric | the art of skillful speaking |
| Socrates | greek philosopher, encouraged greeks to question themselves and their moral character |
| Plato | greek philosopher and student of Socrates, wrote The Republic |
| The Republic | work written by Plato in which he envisions a perfectly governed society |
| Aristotle | greek philosopher who questioned the nature of the world |
| The Parthenon | temple which is the most famous example of greek architecture |
| Classical Art | greek values of order, balance, and proportion |
| Classical Style | elegant, balanced forms of greek works of art |
| Tragedies | greek plays (dramas) about themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal |
| Comedies | greek plays (dramas) filled with crude humor, mocked people or customs |
| Herodotus | greek writer, "Father of History" |
| Thucydides | historian who lived in the Age of Pericles |
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