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morgans vocabulary
greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epic | a long poem that tells a story of a hero |
| Barbarians | the name given by the Greek to any people who were not greek |
| Colonies | areas set up in conquered land by Greek city states for use when they themselves become overpopulated |
| Minoan (min-o-un) | an ancient Cretan cilization |
| Myth | legends or stories that attempt to explain natural events |
| Dorians | a group that invaded Creece around 1000B.C. |
| Hallens | the name the Dorians gave themselves |
| Acropolis | a hilltop fortess in Ancient Athens which included the parthenon and other famous bulidings where citizens met to discuss affairs of the community |
| agora | the central marketplace in the Anient Athens and the site of numerous temples and government |
| mattock | a heavy hoe witch was the chief-tool of Greek farmers |
| drama | a serious play or theatrical event |
| metics | a class of people in Athens who were not citezens |
| Helots | one of the Spartan slave classes |
| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and it's surrounding villages and farmland |
| Homer | a Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad and Odeyssey |
| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch-a king, or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler |
| oligarchy | a system of goverment in which a few people rule |
| democracy | a system of governmant in which the people rule, ethier directly or through electaed representatives |
| tyrant | a ruler who has absolute power (not limited by a consitution 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 manjor peninusla in Greece |
| ostracized | shunned,avoid |
| oracle | places where god spoke directly to man |
| phalanx | special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closely pressed together |
| hpilosophy | 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 Asian Minor |
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