Vocabulary
A large hill where Athens residents built statues for Athena
What is Acropolis?
What are as prisoners of war?
Two groups of people that did *not* have the right to vote
What are women and slaves?
The goddess stolen by Hades to be his wife (niece).
Who is Persephone?
The stories a culture shares to explain natural or cultural phenomenon.
What are myths?
A large athletic competition, born in Ancient Greece, to honor Zeus.
What are the Olympics?
This god was the ruler of all the Greek gods and married his sister, Hera.
Who is Zeus?
The name for the gods thought to live at the top of Mount Olympus.
Who are the Olympians?
The peninsula on which Sparta is located.
What is Peloponnese?
She was known as the goddess of love and beauty.
Who is Aphrodite?
A large open marketplace and meeting place
What is "Agora"?
The two largest islands in the Aegean Sea.
What are Rhodes & Crete?
One of the most important agricultural exports in Greece.
What are olives/ olive oil? (or grapes/ wine)
A system of government that Greece had in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person (a King).
What is Monarchy?
The god of wine and plays (theatre).
Who is Dionysus?
An almost-invulnerable Greek warrior, who died from an arrow in his heel, his only vulnerable spot.
Who is Achilles?
A system of government where a small group of the richest and most powerful citizens controlled decision making.
What is Oligarchy?