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greece vocab quiz
Study for 6th grade Mr Kramer test!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trireme | Sailing vessels used by the greeks to trade and trade by sea |
| Polis | An independent city-state in ancient Greece. |
| Democracy | When citizens govern themselves. |
| Aristocrats | Members of rich and powerful families. |
| Tyrant | A ruler who seized power by force. |
| Mediterranean Sea | Sea that greek merchants traded through |
| Aegean Sea | A sea between Europe and Asia |
| peninsula | Land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
| island | An island is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water |
| Crete | Largest Aegean island in Greece |
| Mt. Olympus | Tallest mountain in Greece and home of Olympian Gods |
| Minoans | first civilization of Ancient Greece |
| Mycenaean | War-like and first “true” Greeks |
| troy | where the trojan war happened |
| sparta | city-state in ancient Greece. Military powerhouse |
| helot | Spartan slave that were mainly agricultural laborers |
| Trojan Horse | a wooden horse used by the greeks during the torsion war to enter the city of try and win war |
| Asia Minor | place of where the continents of Asia and Europe meets |
| agora | A public market and meeting place in ancient Greece. |
| Socrates | A great Athenian general and politician. Created the trial by jury. |
| Aristotle | favorite student of plato. One of the greatest philosophers and the first true scientist in history |
| plato | student of Socrates. Wrote one of the first works of political science called the republic. |
| Rhodes | one of the largest Aegean island |