Unit 3 Chapter 5 Flashcards
Mycenaean
An Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC
Trojan War
A war fought around 1200 BC, in which an army led by Mycenaean kings attacked the independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia.
Dorian
A greek-speaking peoples.
Homer
A storyteller who was blind.
Epic
A long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes.
Democracy
A government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives.
Polis
A greek city state- the fundamental political unit of Ancient Greece after about 750 BC
Acropolis
A fortified hilltop in an ancient greek city
Direct Democracy
A government by which citizens rule directly rather not than through representatives.
Aristocracy
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility.
Oligarchy
A government in which the power is in the hands of few people
Hellenistic
Relating to the civilization, language, art, science and Literature of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century
Persian Wars
A series of wars in the 5th century BC in which Greek city states battled the Persian empire.
Classical art
The art of Ancient Greece and Rome in which harmony, order and Proportion were emphasized.
Comedy
A humorous form of drama
