A
Greek city-state
Polis
rich landowners
aristocrats
short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live
fables
clear and ordered thinking
reason
A person that wanders and does not settle down
nomad
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
acropolis
a person with the right to participate in government
citizen
soldiers on horseback
cavalry
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
The most famous trade route of ancient times that began in China
The Silk Road
a type of government in which people rule themselves
democracy
a leader who held power through the use of force
tyrant
a series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious
Persian Wars
The worship of more than one god
polytheistic
A. D. stands for
Anno Domini
an agreement to work together
alliance
a group of warriors who stood close together in a square
phalanx
a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
mythology
This means to worship one god
monotheistic
BCE stands for
Before Common Era
a government ruled by a few powerful people
oligarchy
Greek-like
Hellenistic
a war between Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian War
Name the chapter we are studying
Ancient Greece
CE stands for
Common Era