People
Greek author and poet who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey
Homer
A busy marketplace in the center of Athens
Agora
a legend or story often about the gods or goddesses
myth
goddesses who presided over arts and sciences
muses
government in which the people have the power
democracy
Greek physician known as the Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
Largest mountain in Greece believed to be the home of the gods
Mount Olympus
a large outdoor arena
amphitheater
Zeus
pieces of broken pottery
potsherds
Greek mathematician who wrote the first geometry book
Euclid
What island was home to the Minoan civilization?
Crete
a device used in math for calculating
abacus
a ruler with absolute authority
tyrant
government in which a few have power
oligarchy
Greek author who wrote fables
Aesop
A hill overlooking the city of Athens
Acropolis
a carefully tested idea that has been proven to be true
theorem
considered one of the best orators in Ancient Greece
Pericles
Defensive alliance created by Athens against the Persians
Delian League
Greek mathematician who advanced the levers and pulleys
Archimedes
What is the southern part of the Greek peninsula called?
Peloponnesus
Parthenon
a group of Greek citizens who met to make laws
Assembly
defensive alliance created by Sparta against Athens
Peloponnesian League