Ancient Greece Vocabulary
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Myth
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
What is something that Ancient Greece did to keep intruders out?
Walls
In which men make the decisions
Patriarchal
God of Thunder
Zeus
To encourage certain behavior of a person
Influence
Which main city state in Ancient Greece treated women more poorly
Athens
Where is the home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
Were free people who didn't have political rights, but had to pay taxes to live in the polis.
Metics
God of the Ocean
Poseidon
The act of spreading or allowing to spread freely
Diffusion
What did both city states have in common?
Slavery, women being low, same religion and language
What are the three distinct regions around the Aegean Sea?
European Greece
Asian Greece
The Greek Islands
Was very important in Ancient Greece. Productivity was low, however.
Agriculture
God of Underworld
Hades
Murder by a sudden attack often for a political reason
Assassination
Who were citizens in Athens?
Free Males
What is the Agora?
Public space in Ancient Greece
Part of the house exclusively for women's use in Ancient Greece.
Gynaeceum
God of War
Ares
Everyone's equal and have the same rights and opportunities no matter the race or gender
Equality
What type of Government did Athens first practice?
Monarchy
Where were Olympics held?
Olympia
Were members of rich families who owned large farms and were politically powerful
Aristocrats
God of Wisdom
Athena
A political construct usually ruled by an emperor.
Empire
Who were the Arts most important too?
Athens
What is the Acropolis?
The place where people of power reside
What type of Architecture did the Greeks Create?
Columns
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
Tyranny
How old do citizens have to be to vote? Even in Ancient Greece
18
Which people lived on the island of Crete?
The Minoans
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
God of Archery and Music
Apollo