Vocab 1
Minoan Civilization
first Europeans civilization located in Crete
Crete
Crossroads location between 3 continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa
Palace at Knossos
1700 BC and 1400 BC built a vast palace in city of Knossos
Frescos
A painting technique that involves using wet paint directly on the plaster so that they combine
Mycenaeans
designed and built remarkable bridges, fortification walls, and beehive-shaped tomb
Trojan war
a conflict between Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy sparked by Paris, son of the King of Troy, abducting Helen, the queen to a Greek Spartan king, and fleeing back to Troy.
Homer
Famous poet/Philosopher and is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
The Illad
Famous poem written by Homer
The Odyssey
Famous Poem written by Homer
Democracy
a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.
Polis & Acropolis
Was built on the hilltop with marble temples dedicated to different gods and goddesses.
Monarchy
Hereditary ruler (king, queen) holds central power
Aristocracy
Hereditary landholding upper class rules
Oligarchy
Small, wealthy, elite, exorcises power.
Phalanx
new method of fighting, tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers. It required long hours of drill to master. Shared training created a strong sense of unity among the citizen-soldiers.
Sparta
Approx. 800 BC - 146 BC
Helots
Peloponnesus people turned into state-owned slaves.
Athens
officials, who ran day-to-day affairs.
Cleisthenes
set up the Council of 500
Council of 500
to draft the deliberations (problematical) for discussion and approval in the Ecclesia.
Tyrant
A cruel and oppressive ruler
Legislator
a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein
Persian Wars
492–449 BC
Alliance
a bond or connection between families, states, parties, or individuals
Delian League
a confederacy of Greek city-states, numbering between 150 and 330, founded in 478 BC under the leadership (hegemony) of Athens