vocab easy
the marketplace in ancient Greece
what is agora
A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland.
what is city-state
long poems that tell the stories of heroes
what are epics
a group of allies
what is a league
Land surrounded by water on each side
what is peninsula
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
what is acropolis
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
what is Democracy
Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live
what are fables
an area that is a part of a continent
Mainland
A system of beliefs and values
What is philosophy
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
what is aristocracy
A story written to be performed by actors
what is drama
A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.
what are myths
Computing in Ancient Greece
What are olympics
A city-state in ancient Greece.
what is Polis
A government ruled by a few powerful people
what is oligarchy
A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
what is tragedy
set up or laid the groundwork for
what is founded
to exclude from a group, banish, send away
what is ostracize
Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great.
what is Hellenistic
A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
what is citizen
A humorous work of drama
what is comedy
Spartan slaves
what are Helots
the peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
what is Peloponnesus
a cruel and oppressive dictator
what is tyrant