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ALU WEEK 2
Term | Definition |
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Polis | -the Greek word for “city-state” |
Classical | -an age that is marked by great achievements |
Acropolis | - a high hill that had the fortress of the polis |
Aristocrats | -rich landowners |
Citizen | - people who had the right to participate in government (not everyone was able to!) |
Mythology | - a collection of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
Fables | - short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live |
Influence | - change or have an effect on |
Helot | - Slave |
Peninsula | - Area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water |
Pericles | - an elected leader of Athens, was brilliant and encouraged people to participate in the government |
. Homer | - a great Greek poet that created some of the earliest Greek writings such as the Iliad and Odyssey |
Socrates | - a teacher and great thinker. He believed that people should never stop looking for knowledge. |
Plato | - A philosopher taught by the famous Socrates |
Democracy | - a type of government in which people rule. Demos - People; cracy - rule Democracy = People rule (Athens Democracy was born) |
Oligarchy | - a type of government in which only a few people have power (Sparta ruled by 2 kings) |
Tyrant | - a leader who held power through the use of force |