Question | Answer |
mattock | a heavy hoe which was the cheif-tool of greek farmers |
drama | a serious play or theatrical |
metics | a class of people in Athens who were not citizens |
helots | one of the sparton 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 illiad and oddessy |
monarchy | a system of goverment in which a king, queen, or emporer is the absolute ruler |
oligarchy | a system of goverment in which few people rule |
democracy | a system of goverment in which the people rule,either directly or through elected representives |
tyrant | a ruler who has absolute Powewr |
polis | a city in anctient 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 penninsula in greece |
ostracized | shunned, avoided |
oracle | places where the gods spoke directly to man |
phalanx | special greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows closely pressed together |
phiosiphy | the study of 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 states for use when they themselves became overpopulated |
Minoan | an anctient Cretan civilization |
myths | legends or stories that attempt to explain natrual events |
Dorians | a group that invaded Greece around 1000 B.C. |
Hellenes | the name the Dorians gave themselves |
Acropolis | a hilltop fortress in anctient Athens which included the Parthenon and other famous buildings where citizens met to discuss affairs of the community |
agora | the central marketplace in Anctient Athens and the site of numerous temples and govemant buildings |