Vocabulary Flashcards
city-state
an independent city that governs itself and the surrounding villages and country side
myth
a traditional story, that involves some supernatural being(s) or a supernatural event
fable
a short story, typically with animals as characters, that ends with a lesson to be learned(moral)
Aesop
a famous greek fable author
the minoans
a bronze age civilization that arose on the island of Crete
the mycenaeans
a warrior civilization that arose after the minoan civilization and flourished in the latter port of the Bronze Age
dark age
a period of time in history that we usually know very little about because people did not write things down. We learn about these periods through oral tradition
bards
are singing story tellers
urn
is a tall, rounded vase with a base
motif
is a decorative design or pattern
polis
a city-state, another word for a city-state
agora
market place
philosophy
the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, esp.
epic
a long poem that usually tells a story about an event and involves gods or heroes
socratic method
when a teacher asks a series of questions for students to answer
helat
enslaved person in Sparta
Perioikos
middle class Sparta(they own property but were NOTTTT citizens)
comedy
a less serious dramatic work. often made fun of politics, important people, and ideas of the time. usually ended happy
tragedy
a serious drama. presented the downfall of an important character, such as a king. usually included love, war, and hate
oracle
temple priest or priestess who spoke for the gods foretelling the future(prophecy)
delphi
a place where Apollos temple stood; also the home of the most famous oracle
