| Definition |
vocab word |
| a land surrounded by water on three sides |
peninsula |
| peninsula in east-central Greece, on the Aegean Sea |
Attica |
| a peninsula in southern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean Seas |
Peloponnesus |
| the second largest of the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea |
Rhodes |
| A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, largest of the Aegean islands |
Crete |
| an ancient sea power located on the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea |
Phonecia |
| a territory that is undere the control of another, usually distant country |
colony |
| a city-state in ancient Greece |
polis |
| an ancient Greek city-state located on the southern tip of the Peloponnesus |
Sparta |
| capital of Greece |
Athens |
| people conquered by Sparta who were forced to live as slaves |
helot |
| central marketplace in ancient Atherns |
agora |
| a hilltop fortress in ancient Athens which included the parthenon |
Acropolis |
| a narrow mountain pass in Central Greece where the Spartans defeated the Persians |
Thermopylae |
| A plain in Attica, Greece, where the Atheneians defeated the Persians in 490 BC |
Marathon |
| Greek historian; known as the "father of history" |
Herodotus |
| a system of government ruled by a king or queen |
monarchy |
| a type of government in which all power is held in the hands of one ruler |
tyranny |
| a government ruled by a few people, usually by members of rich, powerful families |
oligarchy |
| government run by the people, in which citizens make their own laws |
democracy |
| basic lawmaking body in any democracy, made up of a group of citizens |
assembly |
| Athenenian leader, led Athens during the height of its power and influence |
Pericles |
| stories about gods or goddesses |
myth |
| great poet of ancient Greece, wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey |
Homer |
| a long poem |
epic |
| one of the writers of tragedies in ancient Greece |
Aeschylus |
| a type of play developed by ancient Greeks, in which life is treated seriously and which usually has a sad ending |
tragedy |
| a play that is funny and usually has a happy ending |
comedy |
| one of the most famous writers of comedies in ancient Greec |
Aristophanes |
| a study of the nature and purpose of life |
philosophy |
| Greek philosopher and teacher |
Socrates |
| Greek philosopher, student of Socrates |
Plato |
| Greek historian who observed and wrote about the Peloponnesian War |
Thucydides |
| empire north of Greece |
Macedonia |
| King of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great |
Philip ll |
| King of Macedonia from 336-323BC, conqueror of Greece and Persia |
Alexander the Great |
| ancient Greek philosopher |
Aristotle |
| a city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great |
Alexandria |
