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Ancient Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acropolis | Greek for "high city" the chief temples of the city were located here. |
| Agora | the marketplace in ancient Greece |
| Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt and Persia |
| Aristocrat | A member of a rich and powerful family |
| Aristotle | Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato |
| Assembly | a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws |
| Astronomy | The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space |
| Athens | the capital and largest city-state in Greece |
| City-states | a city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state |
| Colonies | lands that are controlled by another nation |
| Democracy | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| Epic | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds |
| Geometry | mathematics dealing with lines, angles, surfaces, and solids - created by the Athenians |
| Hellenistic | Greek-like |
| Helots | Spartan slaves |
| Hippocrates | "Founder of Medicine" during the Golden Age in Greece |
| Homer | A greek poet, author of the Illiad and the Odyssey |
| Illiad and Odyssey | Greek epic poems attributed to Homer |
| King Darius | King of Persia who tried to invade Greece but was defeated |
| Macedonia | An ancient kingdom north of Greece who's ruler Philip II conquered Greece in 338 BCE |
| Monarchy | a government ruled by a king or queen |
| Mt. Olympus | Tallest mountain in Greece, where Greek gods lived |
| Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few powerful people |
| Olympics | Greek athletic competitions to celebrate the gods and feed city-state rivalry |
| Parthenon | a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena |
| Peloponnesian War | conflict between Athens and Sparta |
| Persian War | A series of wars between the Greeks and the Persians |
| Phalanx | A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields |
| Philosopher | a person who studies the universe and human' place in it |
| Plato | Socrates' most well known pupil. Founded a philosophical academy in Athens. |
| Socrates | Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth |
| Sparta | Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts |
| Theater | A place where people present plays |
| Tyranny | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator |
| Xerxes | son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180,000 troops in 480 B.C. |
| Mythology | a set of stories, traditions or beliefs associated with a particular group |
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