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ancient greece
vocabulary on greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polis | Greek word for city state |
| Acropolis | a temple that sits on top of a hill watching over the others made for the goddess Athena |
| classical age | age mark for great Greek achievements |
| mythology | stories about gods goddesses and heroes |
| Persian war | Persia vs Greece |
| Peloponnesian war | Athens vs Sparta |
| Trojan war | ten year war against the city of troy and the rest of Greece |
| Hellenistic | Greek like influence by Greeks |
| colonization | establishing a colony or colonies |
| philosophy | a set of rules or beliefs about life |
| Parthenon | temple built for the goddess Athena |
| tenat farmers | people who pay rent using cash or crops to place crops on other peoples land tenat farmers in ancient Greece were called thetes |
| democracy | style of government |
| citizenship | an idea first promoted by Athens |
| direct democracy | government used best for small populations |
| Representative democracy | people vote for somebody to represent t hem |
| barracks | military housing |
| the Pyrrhic dance | a spartan war dance |
| hoplite | Greek soldier foot soldier called hoplite |
| hoplon | name of the shield hoplites held |
| phalanx | rectangular military formation |
| doru | chief spear normally 7-9 feet long |
| Corinthian helmet | took its name from the city state Corinth it was made of bronze which in later styles covered the entire head neck and slits for the eyes and mouth |
| agora | public space used for assembles and markets |
| tyranny | cruel person who rules |
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