Ancient Greece Vocab

Question 0

Pericles

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Ruler of Greece in the 400s BC. He encouraged the arts and great works.

Question 1

City state

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Political units made up of city and all surrounding lands.

Question 2

Homer

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Famous poet of Ancient Greece that wrote “the odessey” and “iliad”

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Zeus

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One of many gods that the Greeks worshiped; he was the sky god.

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Athena

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Goddess of war and Athens. Her statue was in the heart of the Parthenon which was built in her honor.

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Odessey

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The story of Odysseus and how he found his way home over a duration of ten years

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Iliad

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The story of the Greeks attacking the city states of Troy during the Trojan war.

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Poseidon

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The Greek god of the sea

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Parthenon

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A symbol of Greece that was built in honor of Athena

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Phidias

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Famous Ancient Greece sculpture know for building the new Parthenon.

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Acropolis

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Meaning “top city”, an acropolis was a fortress on a hill.

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Pediment

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The triangular ends of a building

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Frieze

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A decorated band that goes around a building.

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Hippocrates

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Was a famous Greek physician known as “The Father of Medicine”.

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Golden age

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A period in society’s history marked by great achievements.

Question 15

Alexander the Great

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A conquerer that took over all of Greece in the 330s BC.

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Hellenistic

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The blend of Greek culture with other cultures.

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Agora

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A public open space used for assemblies and markets.

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Herodotus

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Herodotus was a Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC

Question 19

The Academy

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The teaching school founded by Plato.

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Macedonia

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An ancient kingdom on the northern periphery of Classical Greece.

Question 21

Greek Chorus

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A homogeneous, non-individualised group of performers in the plays of classical Greece.

Question 22

Helot

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A class in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.

Question 23

Mount Olympus

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A mountain in Greece in which the Ancient Greeks believe the gods and goddesses dwelled on