Greece Vocab 1
an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece
What is Aegean Sea.
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
What is monarchy.
a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
What is citizen.
government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
What is tyranny.
He was Zeus and Poseidon’s elder brother. Although a god of Mount of Olympus, he rarely left his dark kingdom, the underworld, where he ruled over the dead.
Who is Hades.
to knowingly not pay attention to something or someone
What is ignored.
to leave someone or something without intending to return
What is abandon.
a peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
What is Peloponnesus.
a small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions
What is Council of Elders.
He is the son of Zeus and Hera and one of the 12 olympian Gods. He is considered to be the god of courage and war.
Who is Ares.
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
What is oligarchy.
a marketplace in ancient Greece
What is agora.
to act in a way that is unfriendly and angry toward a particular person or object
What is hostile.
a settlement under the control of a usually distant country
What is colony.
The brother of Zeus, and god of the sea and earthquakes. Although one of the gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in the ocean.
Who is Poseidon .
a city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece
What is Athens.
a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water
What is peninsula.
in Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of government
What is Council of 500.
to completely remove or put an end to something
What is eliminate.
The king of the gods, and the most powerful. He was the god of the sky and thunder, and controlled the weather.
Who is Zeus.
a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
What is assembly.
a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy
What is Sparta.
a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives
What is democracy.
a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
What is aristocrat.
A son of Zeus, he was the Greek god of music, arts, light and medicine.
Who is Apollo.