Vocab
tales described by the ancient greeks to explain the universe and human nature
what are myths
a person who is legally recognized as a member or subject of a country or state
in Ancient Athens, to send a person away from the city; today it means to shun or ignore
What is ostracize
A government led by a king or queen
what is a monarchy
Be 18 years or older, male, son of 2 athenian parents, not enslaved
a group of people from the upper class or nobility who helped govern Sparta
Aristocratic council
what is a city-state
the study of ways of thinking and making well reasoned arguments
a government controlled by a small group of people made up of the aristocratic and wealthly non aristocratic families
what is an oligarchy
The education in Athens focused on :
logic, reading, writing, arithmatic, music and only 2 years of military training
a peninsula in southwestern Asia; today most of this is the country of Turkey
What is Asia Minor
illegal or dishonest behavior; often by people in power
what is corruption
the skill of using words effectively in speaking or writing
what is rhetoric
a type of government in which one person illegally seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh way; a dictatorship
What is tyranny
The education in Sparta focused on:
future soldiers; treated harshly
began military training at 7 years old
from birth they were told if they were strong or weak to survive
A group of people in ancient Greece, They made laws
What is the assembly
a long poem that tells the story of a hero's adventures
What is an epic poem
a group of people who listen to information presented during a trial
what is aristocracy
Name the major greek gods and goddesses
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, and Dionysus
buildings where soldiers lived; In Sparta as early as 7
a group of soldiers who attack in a close formation with their spears pointed forward
what is phalanx
what is a democracy
What were some of the ways the citizens engaged in the democracy in Athens?
-participated as jury memebers
- voted in assembly