Vocabulary For Greece Greece Unit Vocabulary Section 1
Vocabulary For Greece
Greece Unit Vocabulary Section 1 Rise of Greek Civilization
Colony A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland
Peninsula An area of land nearly surrounded by water
Acropolis A high rocky hill on or near which early people built cities
Agora Center of public life in Athens (market, government, social life)
City-state A city with its own traditions, government, and laws
Epic A long poem that tells a story Bard: someone who tells or writes down these stories
Section 2 Athens and Sparta: City-State Rivals
Riches Power Aristocrat A member of a rich and powerful family
Riches Power Oligarchy/Aristocracy Government ruled by a few/rich)
Tyrant A ruler who takes power by force and rules with total authority
Democracy A form of government in which citizens govern themselves
Helot Slaves in the Spartan city-state
Section 3 Greece and Persia
Satrap Governor of a province in ancient Persia
Section 4 Glory, War, and Decline
Direct Democracy A form of democracy in which all eligible people have a say and a vote
Representative Democracy A form of democracy in which citizens vote for officials. Those officials then make decisions for them
Philosopher Deep thinker – uses reasoning to understand the world
Plague Widespread disease
Chapter 8 Section 1 Greek Culture
Tragedy: Serious Play Comedy: Light hearted/funny play
Myth Story that explains the beliefs of people or something in nature
Fable A short tale that teaches a lesson
Blockade Surrounding an enemy and preventing movement
Tribute Payment of goods/gold
Section 2 The Greek Mind
Socratic Method Philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
Section 3 Alexander’s Empire
Assassinate Murdered for political reasons
calvary Part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses
Section 4 Hellenistic Culture
Hellenistic Describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great
Barbarian Wild, uncivilized person or foreigner
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