A long poem that tells a story.

A high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities.

A city with its own traditions and its own government and laws; both a city and a separate independent state.

A member of a rich and powerful family.

A ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working classes; not necessarily cruel or violent.

A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.

An area of land nearly surrounded by water.

Greek poet credited with composing the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Athenian statesman who made Athens more democratic.

An ancient city in northwestern Anatolia, the Asiatic part of Turkey.

Greek column with a scroll-like design.

Most ornate of the Greek columns frequently embellished with leaves and flowers.

Surrounding and closing a harbor to prevent goods from entering or leaving the port.

Plain 25 miles north of Athens site of a battle with the Persians.

Militaristic city-state located on the Peloponnesus.

Well developed expansive civilization known for the extent of its empire and how well they treated those they conquered.

City-state known as the cradle of democracy and the development of art and literature.

Public market and meeting place in Greek city-states.

Payments, like taxes, paid by allies often for protection.

Someone or something that lives forever.

Someone who uses reason to understand the world around them.

A serious type of drama that ends in disaster for the main character.

Athenian leader who played a major role in the development of democracy.

The chief temple to the Greek goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

Athenian philosopher who taught through questioning and was put to death for challenging Athenian values.

Epic poem about the Trojan War.

Epic poem about the adventures of Odyssey.

Large wooden horse used by the Greeks to trick the Trojans.

A wealthy prince from Troy who kidnapped Helen from Menelaus.

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Term	Definition
epic	A long poem that tells a story.
acropolis	A high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities.
city-state	A city with its own traditions and its own government and laws; both a city and a separate independent state.
aristocrat	A member of a rich and powerful family.
tyrant	A ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working classes; not necessarily cruel or violent.
democracy	A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.
peninsula	An area of land nearly surrounded by water.
Homer	Greek poet credited with composing the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Solon	Athenian statesman who made Athens more democratic.
Troy	An ancient city in northwestern Anatolia, the Asiatic part of Turkey.
Doric	Simplest of the Greek columns.
Ionic	Greek column with a scroll-like design.
Corinthian	Most ornate of the Greek columns frequently embellished with leaves and flowers.
blockade	Surrounding and closing a harbor to prevent goods from entering or leaving the port.
Marathon	Plain 25 miles north of Athens site of a battle with the Persians.
helot	Spartan name for slaves.
plague	Widespread disease.
Sparta	Militaristic city-state located on the Peloponnesus.
Persia	Well developed expansive civilization known for the extent of its empire and how well they treated those they conquered.
Athens	City-state known as the cradle of democracy and the development of art and literature.
agora	Public market and meeting place in Greek city-states.
tribute	Payments, like taxes, paid by allies often for protection.
immortal	Someone or something that lives forever.
philosopher	Someone who uses reason to understand the world around them.
tragedy	A serious type of drama that ends in disaster for the main character.
Pericles	Athenian leader who played a major role in the development of democracy.
Parthenon	The chief temple to the Greek goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Socrates	Athenian philosopher who taught through questioning and was put to death for challenging Athenian values.
Iliad	Epic poem about the Trojan War.
Odyssey	Epic poem about the adventures of Odyssey.
Trojan Horse	Large wooden horse used by the Greeks to trick the Trojans.
Paris	A wealthy prince from Troy who kidnapped Helen from Menelaus.

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