section 1 definitions
what is peninsula
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water
what is oracle
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
what is athens
the capital of Greece, in the southern part of the country; population 745,500 (est. 2009). A flourishing city state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century bc. It came under Roman rule in 146 bc and fell to the Goths in ad 267. After its capture by the Turks in 1456, Athens declined to the status of a village until chosen as the capital of a newly independent Greece in 1834.
what is helot
a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.
what is barbarian
a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations
what is acropolis
a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city typically built on a hill.a member
what is philosopher
a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
what is agora
:a public open space used for assemblies and markets
peloponnesian
he war of 431–404 bc fought between Athens and Sparta with their respective allies, occasioned largely by Spartan opposition to the Delian League. It ended in the total defeat of Athens and the transfer, for a brief period, of the leadership of Greece to Sparta.
what is assasinate
murder in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons:
what is aristocrat
a member of the aristocracy
what is tragedy
an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime,
what is vendor
a person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street
what is plague
contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes
alexander the great
Alexander the Great. Definition. Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great (21 July 356 BCE – 10 or 11 June 323 BCE), was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. He became king upon his father’s death in 336 BCE and went on to conquer most of the known world of his day.
what is a tyrant
a cruel and oppressive ruler
what is slavery
the state of being a slave
what is blockade
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
Hellenistic
reek history, language, and culture from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31 bc. During this period Greek culture flourished, spreading through the Mediterranean and into the Near East and Asia and centering on Alexandria in Egypt and Pergamum in Turkey
what is democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives