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ancient greece
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 |
Persian War | Persia wanted to expand their Territory and fought Greece to get their land. Athens and Sparta fought on the same side in this war. |
Peloponnesian War | After the Persian War Athens Tried to take over and Sparta did not like it Sparta revolted and Athens got mad and wanted to teach Sparta a lesson. They went to war. Athen with their Naval Fleet on water and Sparta with their Warriors on the ground. |
Plague | A deadly disease that spreads rapidly and leaves behind death |
Naval Fleet | Consists of Fighting Ships and an army |
Sparta | Polis (Greek City-State) with a Warrior culture found in Ancient Greece |
Athens | Polis (Greek City -State) Where Democracy was |
Socrates | A famous ancient Greek philosopher |