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A long poem
Epic
100
A poor farmer
Peasant
100
Relating to many different peoples and cultures
Multicultural
100
A collection of myths passed down from generation to generation
Mythology
100
What is an oligarchy?
Rule by a few rich people
200
Who is the most famous Greek poet?
Homer
200
Who ruled during the “Golden Age” of Athens?
Pericles
200
A group of allies
League
200
A stretch of land almost completely surrounded by water
Peninsula
200
Greek philosopher who taught by asking questions
Socrates
300
His fables taught young people good behavior
Aesop
300
The largest Greek Island, separates the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
Crete
300
Greek physician known as the Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
300
Founder of the Persian Empire
Cyrus II
300
A fort built on top of a large hill
Acropolis
400
A person who takes control of a government by force
Tyrant
400
Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle
Plato
400
Conqueror who ruled a league of Greek city-states
Philip II
400
A Greek-like age
Hellenistic Age
400
A new settlement separated from but ruled by a homeland
Colony
500
Greek teacher who is considered the greatest historian of ancient times
Thucydides
500
Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer; she headed a school of philosophy in Alexandria, Egypt
Hypatia
500
Mathematician who is known as the Father of Geometry
Euclid
500
A small strip of land connecting larger land areas
Isthmus
500
Greek philosopher and tutor to Alexander the Great. He is considered one of the greatest thinkers of all time
Aristotle