Vocabulary Terms 1
The term meaning "rule by the people"
What is Democracy
A new settlement separated from but ruled by a homeland
What is a colony
Male citizens in a democracy could do three things: help make laws, vote for leaders, and this
What is serve on juries
The evidence people use to learn about history come from these two sources
What are primary and secondary sources
This word comes from the first two letters of the Greek letter system
What is alphabet
The term meaning "a long poem"
What is an Epic
A collection of stories and beliefs passed down from generation to generation
What is mythology
Athenian lawmaker who wrote some of the first laws for Athens
Who is Draco
Textbooks, encyclopedias, online references, and printed references are examples of this type of resource
What are secondary resources
The credited author of "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"
Who is Homer
The term for a city-state
What is a Polis
The rule of a few, wealthy people
What is an oligarchy
He helped to lay the foundation for Athenian democracy
Who is Solon
Letters, diaries, journals, photographs, drawings and interviews are examples of this type of resource
What is primary resource
This was the way that Greek history was preserved through the Greek Dark Age
What is storytelling
A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula
The center of religious worship, often built at the top of a hill
What is an acropolis
The form of government that replaced the kings of early Greek city-states
What is an oligarchy
The mountaintop home of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the Greek gods and goddesses
What is Mount Olympus
This was a type of warfare developed at this time using rows of infantry pushing forward in a unified effort
What is Hoplite warfare
The term for a group of allies
What is a league
When a law is passed when more than half the voters support it
What is Majority Rule
The earliest forms of democracy were efforts to overthrow these cruel rulers
Who are tyrants
This important historical event is at the heart of Homer's "The Iliad"
What is the Trojan War
A unifying force for Greek city-states for almost 1,200 years, this competition established some of Greece's first heroes
What is the Olympics