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ancient Greece vocab
ANCIENT greece vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| polis | Greek word for city state |
| acropolis | a high hill where a Greek fortress was built |
| classical age | an age marked by great Greek achievements |
| mythology | stories of gods and heroes that tries to explains how the world worked |
| Persian war | a series of wars between Persia and greece |
| Peloponnese war | a war between Athens and Sparta in the 400s bc |
| Trojan war | ten year war waged against troy by the Greeks. cause by the abduction of Helen by Paris resulting in the burning and destruction of troy |
| hellenistic | heavily influenced by Greek ideas |
| colonization | act or process of establishing a colony or colonies |
| philosophy | a set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field or activity, an underlying theory |
| tenant farmers | people who paid rent, either in money or in crops, to grow crops on another persons land. tenant farmers in ancient Greece were called thetes |
| democracy | Greeks formed a style of government, which means "rule by the people" regular citizens participate in government |
| citizenship | an idea first promoted in Athens. members are given both rights and responsibilities |
| direct democracy | a style of democracy that works well with smaller populations like in Athens, greece |
| representative democracy | citizens elect others to represent them in government. represent Ives make decisions on behalf of citizens |
| barracks | military housing. training was funded by government. |
| the pyrrhic dance | famous spartan war dance |
| hoplite | Greek soldier, was the foot soldier called hoplite |
| hoplon | shield used by Athens and Sparta |
| phalanx | formation used by the Greeks |
| doru | referred to as dory. chief spear used by the hoplite |
| Corinthian helmet | took its name from the city state of Corinth. it was made of bronze which later styles covered the entire head and neck, with slits for eyes and mouth |
| aristocracy | ruled by the "best" or a government where very wealthy families are In charge |
| tyranny | cruel and oppressive government or rule. someone who rules without following the law or care for their people. |
| agora | a public open space used for assemblies and markets |
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