SS Vocab Flashcards
Social Studies
Dorians
Group Of Greeks who had no written language and were far less advanced from their ancestors.
Homer
Ablind Greek storyteller who told stories through word of mouth-
myths
Traditional stories about the Greek gods, which allowed the Greeks to exp ain the world around them and human emotions.
tallest mountain in greece
mount olympus
Trojan war
A war fought around 1200 B.C.E., in which an army led by Mycenaean kings attacked the independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia.
where is troy
turkey
monarchy
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one persom
oligarchy
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.
tyranny
the ruling power belongs solely to one individual who is not a lawful king.
democracy
rule by the people
helots
Peasants who were conquered by the Spartans and forced to stay and work on their land.
Peloponnesus:
a peninsula in southern Greece, where Sparta was located.
attica
a peninsula & historical region of Greece that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside.
what is capital greece
athens
battle of marathon
the first Persian invasion of Greece It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force. The battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius l, to subjugate Greece-
