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s.s. greek vocalb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epic | a long poem that tells the story of a hero |
| barbarians | the name given by the Greeks to any people who were not greek |
| colonies | areas set up in conquered lands by the greek citys states for use when they themselves became over populated |
| Minoan | am ancient Cretan civilization |
| Myths | legends or stories that attempt to explain natural events |
| Dorians | a group of that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
| Hellenes | THe name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which inculded the Parthenon and other famous building where citizens met to discuss affairs of the country |
| agora | the central marketplace in Ancient Athens and the site of numerous temple and goverment buildings |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the cheif tool of Greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrical |
| metics | a class of people in Athens who were citizens |
| Helots | One of the spartans slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding village and farmland |
| Homer | |
| Dorians | a group of that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
| Hellenes | THe name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which inculded the Parthenon and other famous building where citizens met to discuss affairs of the country |
| agora | the central marketplace in Ancient Athens and the site of numerous temple and goverment buildings |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the cheif tool of Greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrical |
| metics | a class of people in Athens who were citizens |
| Helots | One of the spartans slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding village and farmland |
| Homer | a great greek epic poet that wrote the lliad and the odyssey |
| Dorians | a group of that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
| Hellenes | THe name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which inculded the Parthenon and other famous building where citizens met to discuss affairs of the country |
| agora | the central marketplace in Ancient Athens and the site of numerous temple and goverment buildings |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the cheif tool of Greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrical |
| metics | a class of people in Athens who were citizens |
| Helots | One of the spartans slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding village and farmland |
| Homer | |
| Dorians | a group of that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
| Hellenes | THe name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which inculded the Parthenon and other famous building where citizens met to discuss affairs of the country |
| agora | the central marketplace in Ancient Athens and the site of numerous temple and goverment buildings |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the cheif tool of Greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrical |
| metics | a class of people in Athens who were citizens |
| Helots | One of the spartans slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding village and farmland |
| Homer | |
| Dorians | a group of that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
| Hellenes | THe name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which inculded the Parthenon and other famous building where citizens met to discuss affairs of the country |
| agora | the central marketplace in Ancient Athens and the site of numerous temple and goverment buildings |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the cheif tool of Greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrical |
| metics | a class of people in Athens who were citizens |
| Helots | One of the spartans slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding village and farmland |
| Homer | |
| Dorians | a group of that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
| Hellenes | THe name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which inculded the Parthenon and other famous building where citizens met to discuss affairs of the country |
| agora | the central marketplace in Ancient Athens and the site of numerous temple and goverment buildings |
| mattock | a heavy hoe which was the cheif tool of Greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrical |
| metics | a class of people in Athens who were citizens |
| Helots | One of the spartans slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding village and farmland |
| Homer | a Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad and Odyssey |
| monarchy | a system of goverement in which monarch- a king,queen, or emperor is the sole and absoulte ruler |
| oligarchy | a system of goverment in which a few people rule |
| democracy | a system of goverment in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives |
| tyrant | a ruler who has absolute power ( not limited by a constitution or by other officals |
| polis | a city- state in Ancient Greece |
| trireme | a major sailing vessel powered by three banks of oarsmen |
| fresco | a painting done on fresh plaster with water colors |
| Peloponnesus | a hilly major pinsula in Greece |
| ostracized | shunned,avoid |
| oracle | places where the gods spoke directly to man |
| phalanx | special greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows,closely pressed together |
| philosophy | thstudy of the meaning and knowledge of life |
| Sophocles | a famous greek writer |
| pericles | a greek leader Golden Age |
| Ionia | a group of greek cities on the coast of Asia Minor |
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