Vocab Flashcards
Ancient Greek storyteller, he was famous for his fables
Aesop
A large group or chain of islands
Archipelago
A rich landowner or noble
Aristocrat
A person who has the right to participate in government
Citizen
An age marked by great achievements
Classical
A group of people of one ethnic group living in a foreign place
Colony
A type of government in which people rule themselves
Democracy
A short story that teaches a lesson about life or gives advice on how to live
Fable
Painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling
Fresco
A place on the coast where ships and vessels may find shelter; port or dock
Harbor
Poet; he wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey (two famous Greek poems)
Homer
To have effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself
Influence
A narrow strip of land bordering on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
Isthmus
An intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find or reach the exit; maze
Labyrinth
Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
Mythology
Mythology monster with a head of a bull on the body of a man
Minotaur
A government in which only a few people have power
Oligarchy
Athenian leader, he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height
Pericles
The Greek word for city-state
Polis
Greek poet, she was one of the most famous lyric poets of Greece
Sappho
Dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization
Thalassocracy
An Ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force
Tyrant
A huge hill upon which a Greek fortress was built
Acropolis
