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Greece 6th
ancient Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agora | an open area in Greek city-states that served as a market and meeting place |
| colony | settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland |
| comedy | form of drama that has a happy ending |
| democracy | government in which all citizens share in the running of the government |
| direct democracy | system of government in which people gather at meetings to decide on government matters - everyone has a vote on all issues in this style of government |
| drama | story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story - there are usually two types (comedies and tradegies) |
| Homer | an ancient Greek poet who is widely credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey |
| fable | short tale that teaches a lesson - Aesop is the most famous of these writers of short tales |
| Hellenistic Era | period of time when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread all over southwest Asia - Alexander the Great really promoted this spread of Greek ideas |
| helot | person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans |
| legacy | what a person leaves behind as their accomplishments and how that person is perceived upon death |
| myth | traditional story describing gods or heroes or explaining natural events |
| oligarchy | government in which a small group of people hold power |
| peninsula | body of land with water on three sides - Greece has two of these which make up their mainland |
| philosopher | thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life |
| polis | the name for a Greek city-state made up of a city and surrounding countryside and which was run like an independent country |
| representative democracy | system of government in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf - ancient Rome and the United States of America is an example of this type of government |
| citizenship in Athens | free, male whose parents were both in Athens and was over the age of 18. Women, slaves and foriegn residents were excluded. |
| tragedy | a form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy ending, usually because of a flaw in their personality or behavior |
| Pericles | Athenian leader who greatly expanded Athenian power and dominate the Delian League. Also supported the arts, culture and philosophy. Died during the Peloponnesian War |
| Peloponnesian War | War between Athenian allies and Spartan allies that lasted from 431 - 404 B.C. Greatly weakened all Greek city-states |
| Alexander the Great | Macedonian king and general who conquered Greece, Egypt, Phoenicia, Mesopotamia, Persia and western India. Ushered in the Hellenistic Era by spreading Greek ideas, language, art, architecture and culture to conquered lands |
| Herodotus | author of "The History of the Persian Wars". Often referred to as the "Father of History" |
| Thucydides | author of "The History of the Peloponnesian War". Wrote in a very factual and scientific style |
| tyrant | name given for a Greek king of a city-state. Tyrants (kings) ruled the city-states before democracy began in Greece |
| Parthenon | Athenian temple dedicated to the goddess Athena built during the time of Pericles |
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