Greek Names for Things
A city-state in Ancient Greece that is the capital of modern day Greece
Athens
The management of money, including how a person or city-state earns and spends it.
Finances
A flat slab of wood covered in wax that Greek students used for writing with a pointed tool called a stylus.
Tablet
A weather pattern that is pleasant and moderate—not too hot and not too cold.
Mild Climate
To surround or close off an area on all sides, like a wall around a city.
Enclose
Meaning "high city," this was a fortified hill in a Greek city-state where the most important temples were built.
Acropolis
Physical or mental work, especially hard manual work.
Labor
An open-air space in the middle of a Greek home where the family cooked, played, and spent time together.
Courtyard
Something that is magnificent, very impressive, or beautiful.
Splendor
A metaphor for the bottom level of society (for example, enslaved people were at the "lowest rung" of the social ladder).
Lowest rung
A public market and meeting place in an Ancient Greek city
agora
To bargain or argue back and forth over the price of something in a market
Haggle
A sleeveless outdoor garment, similar to a cape, worn over a tunic for warmth.
Cloak
To be hidden away from view or kept private from others.
Secluded
A person who is a skilled and powerful public speaker.
Orator
The process of making goods (like pottery or weapons) by hand or with tools.
Manufacturing
A heavy, circular plate made of stone or metal that athletes threw for distance in the Olympic Games.
Discus
Following the rules of what is considered "right" or "fair" behavior.
Ethical
Groups of citizens who listen to evidence in a trial and decide if someone is innocent or guilty.
Juries
A seller of goods
Vendor
Free time when you are not working, often used by Greek citizens for exercise or politics.
Leisure Time
A feeling of doubt or hesitation about whether an action is morally right or wrong.
Scruples
To bring people together to support a cause or to prepare for a battle.
Rallied