Chapter 4- Greece Flashcards
a type of government where the power is in the hands of a small, wealthy elite
oligarchy
a city state in ancient in Ancient Greece
polis
a name for someone who uses very few words; derived from a region called Laconia where Sparta was located
laconic
noble landowners or hereditary landholding elite that that were in power in a type of government known as aristocracy
aristocrats
priests or priestesses through whom the gods were thought to speak
oracles
a building that stood on top of a hill with marble temples dedicated to the gods in Greek cities
acropolis
wrote the fables; the hare and the tortoise, the lion and the mouse, the fox and the grapes, the lions share, etc.
Aesop
the weak spot; from the Greek hero Achilles
Achilles heel
excessively harsh and severe
draconian
to take power through force/ one who takes power through force
tyranny/ tyrant
to exclude; to vote for banishment of a particular person who is seen as a threat to the democracy/government (in Athens esp.)
ostracize
watercolor paintings done on wet pastor
frescoes
a primary art form; storage for olive oil and wine mostly
Greek vases
a form of government where there is a king; there is a hereditary ruler who exercises central power
monarchy
a trick played on the people of Troy
Trojan horse
