Ancient Greece vocabulary Flashcards
Acropolis
The highest point in ancient Greece city
Agora
An open space in an ancient Greece city that served as a market place and social center
Aristocracy
An upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
Epic poem
A long story in the form of a narrative poem
Hero
A character, whose face is a challenge that demands courage, strength and intelligence
Labyrinth
A maze
Monarchy
A government ruled by a single person, such as a king
Myth
And old story told to explain an event, or justify a Belief or action
Oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful citizens
Polis
A Greek city state
Raw material
A substance from which other things are made
Tyrant
An ancient Greek city states a ruler who took power illegally
Homer
A blind bard,(poet) in ancient Greece, who wrote the epic poems, the Iliad and the odyssey
Minoan
A sophisticated Greek civilization on the island of Crete centered on cities governed from magnificent royal places
Mycenaean
An aggressive group of people who settled in mainland Greece around 2000 BC
Odysseus
The hero of the Greek, epic poem, the odyssey
Trojan war
A war between the Greeks and Troy around 1200 BC as told in the epic poem, the Iliad
Alliance
An agreement between nations to fight each other’s enemies; a partnership
Democracy
A form of government, in which citizens have a direct role in governing themselves, or elect representatives to lead them
Helot
State-owned slave, who was part of the lowest class of ancient Greeks
Athens
A city state in Greece named for its devotion to Athena, the goddess of wisdom
Darius l
Persian Emperor who vowed to punish Athens as revenge for helping Ionia
Solon
He improved conditions for the poor in Athens, by limiting the power of aristocracy and allowing an assembly of free citizens to pass laws
Sparta
A Greek city state located in Eurotas river valley protected by mountains
Thermopylae
Important Mountain Pass occupied by king Leonidas
Xerxes
Emperor of Persia, successor of Darius
