Ancient Greek Defense
The fortified, or strengthened, hill of an Ancient Greek city.
What is an acropolis?
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.
What is democracy?
Member of a rich and powerful family.
What is an aristocrat?
A public market and meeting place in an Ancient Greek city.
What is an Agora?
A wild and uncivilized person.
What is a barbarian?
An action taken to isolate an enemy and cut off its supplies.
What is a blockade?
A ruler who takes power by force.
What is a tyrant?
A member of a certain class of servants in ancient Sparta.
What is a helot?
A seller of goods.
What is a vendor?
Someone who uses reasons to understand the world; in Greece, these people explained natural events using reason.
What is a philosopher?
To murder for political reasons.
What is to assassinate?
Ancient Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including the three main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander’s empire.
What is Hellenistic?
In Ancient Greece, a sacred sight where a god or goddess was consulted; any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods.
What is an oracle?
Conditioning of being owned by, and forced to work for, someone else.
What is slavery.
A widespread disease.
What is a plague?