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Greek Vocab.
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mattock | A heavy hoe which was the chief-tool of Greek farmers. |
| Drama | A serious play or theatrical event |
| Metics | A class people in Athens who were not citizens |
| Helots | One of the Spartan slave classes |
| City-state | A self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland |
| Homer | a Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad and Odyssey |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch- a king, queen, or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oligarchy | a system of government in which a few people rule |
| democracy | a system of government 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 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 |
| ostracized | shunned, avoided |
| oracle | places where the gods spoke directly to man |
| phalanx | a special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closely pressed together |
| philosophy | a 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 Greeks |
| colonies | areas set up in conquered lands by the Greek city states for use when they themselves come overpopulated |
| Minoan (min-o-un) | a ancient Cretan civilization |
| myths | legends or stories that attempt to explain natural events |
| Dorians | a group that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
| Hellenes | the name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in Ancient Athens which included the Parthenon and other famous buildings where citizens met to discuss affairs of the community |
| agora | the central marketplace in Ancient Athens and the site of numerous temples and government buildings |
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Eilish
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