Unit 4 Classical Greece Flashcards
Trojans
The people of Troy
Mycenaeans
People who lived on the Greek city state of Mycenae.
Trojans
People who lived in Troy
The Trojan war
The war between Greece and Troy that was caused when the princes was kidmpnapped by the Trojans.
Paris
He is the prince of Troy that may have started the was because he captured the Greek queen
Helen
The most beautiful woman in the world, she was married to the Greek King menalaus.
Menalaus
King of Mycenaean sparta. He was the brother of Agamemnon and hpuspband of Helen
Agamemnon
Greek King of Mycenae
Hector
He was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy
Achilles
The Greek hero of the Trojan war also he is brad pit
Trojan horse
This was the dirty trick that Greece pulled on Troy, they hid inside a wooden horse and when it was brought inside troys walls, then when it was dark the greeks came outside the horse and wreaked havoc
Dorians
The people who took over Greece after the Trojan war
Homer
A blind poet/bard, he wrote the Iliad and the oddessy.
The Iliad
An epic written by homer about the Trojan war
The oddessy
An epic written by homer about Odysseus returning to Greece after the Trojan war
Mythology
The study of myths
Polis
A city state in Ancient Greece
Acropolis
A citadel and a state sactuary in Ancient Greece
Monarchy
Single King rules all
Aristocracy
A small group of noble family’s led
Ogliarchy
A government ruled by a few powerfull people
Tyrant
Powerfull people who could sieze power of the government by appealing to common people
Direct democracy
A form of democracy where people directly choosse stuff
Representative democracy
A form of democracy where people elect officials who chose stuff
Persian wars
A series of wars between Greece and Persia
Phalanx
A military formation from 300