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Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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mattock | a heavy hoe which was the chief tool of Greek farmers. |
drama | a serious play or theatrical event. |
metric | a class of people in Athens who were not citizens. |
helots | one of the Spartan slave classes. |
city-state | a self government unit made up of a city and its surroundings villages and farmland. |
homer | a Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad and odyssey. |
oligarchy | a system of government in which a few people rule. |
monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch- a king, queen or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler. |
democracy | a system of government in which people rule, either directly or through elected representatives. |
tyrant | a ruler who has absolute power (not limited by a constitution or by other officials) |
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 peninsula in Greece. |
ostracize | shunned, avoided. |
oracle | places where gods spoke directly to man. |
phalanx | special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closely together. |
philosophy | the study of the meaning and knowledge of life. |
Sophocles | a famous Greek writer. |
Pericles | a Greek leader of the golden age. |
Ionia | a group of Greek cities on the coast of Asia Minor. |
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 city sates for use when they themselves became overpopulated. |
Minoan | An ancient Cretan civilization |
myths | legends or stories that attempt to explain natural events |
Dorian | a group that invented Greece in about 1000 B.C. |
Hellenes | The name that the Dorian's gave themselves. |
Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in ancient Athenes which included the Parthenon and other famous buildings where citizens met to discuss affairs of the community. |
Agora | the central marketplace in ancient Athenes and the site of numerous temples and government buildings. |