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History Chapter 5

Vocabulary

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Myceneans group of people who came from Mycenae and settled on the mainland of Greece in 2000 B.C
Trojan War a war during the 1200B.C between the Mycenaens and Troy ( a trading city); a 10-year war
Dorians a group of people who moved into the war-torn countryside. They spoke a dialect of Greek that may be distant to relative of Bronze Age Greeks
Homer a blind storyteller who composed epics (narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds) between 750-700 B.C
Epic narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
Myth traditional stories
Polis city-state
Acropolis fortified hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government
Monarchy single person ruling a government
Aristocracy government ruled by a few powerful people
Tyrants rulers who seized control of the government by appealing to the common people for support
Democracy rule by the people
Helots peasants forced to stay on the land they worked
Phalanx fearsome formation
Persian War war between Greece and the Persian Empire
Direct Democracy form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
Classical Art values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion
Tragedy serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal
Comedy scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor
Peloponnesian War war between Athens and Sparta
Philosophers great thinkers; means “lovers of wisdom”
Socrates one critic of Sophists
Plato student of Socrates
Aristotle philosopher who questioned the nature of the world and human beliefs
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