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Ancient Greece 6-1

Vocab and Questions for Ancient Greece Unit

QuestionAnswer
a long narrative poem about great heroes and their deeds epic
an ancient story that usually explains something in nature myth
a person who rules with total and unlimited control despot
a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water straight
a state made up of an independent city and the nearby countryside as in ancient Greece city-state
a government by a few oligarchy
a government in which power is held by the people domocracy
a governement headed by one ruler usually a king or queen monarchy
a group of people called into court to give a verdict, or decision,in a dispute jury
an agreement by people, groups, or nations to act together for some special purpose or benefit alliance
a settlement in one land ruled by the government of another land colony
the way of life of a group of people including their customs, trading, land, and values culture
the study of human behavior, thought, and knowledge; this word originally meant the 'love of wisdom' philosphy
a large open-aired theater built in a semicircular pattern with ascending rows of seats amphitheater
the highest mountain in Greece;had the most important Gods and Godesses Mt. Olympus
people think this was an undiscovered city of the past Troy
Where was Troy located? on the Asian coast of the Aegean Sea in the country known as Turkey
Goddess of wisdom and war; her Roman name is Minerva Athena
Ruler of Gods, Lord of the Sky, rain God; Roman name is Jupiter Zeus
Queen of the Gods; Roman name is Juno Hera
God of the Sun Apollo
God of the underworld and the dead; Roman name is Pluto Hades
Goddess of Love and Beauty; Roman name is Venus Aphrodite
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