Early Greek Civilization
a citadel or fortified part of an ancient
Greek city, typically built on a hill.
What is an acropolis.
a priest or priestess acting as a medium
through whom advice or prophecy was sought
from the gods in classical antiquity.
What is oracle.
a member of a class of serfs in ancient
Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves
and citizens.
what is helot.
a member of a class of serfs in ancient
Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves
and citizens.
What is helot.
Wild, uncivilized people.
What is barbarian.
What is aristocrat.
Sacred sites where a God or Goddess was consulted.
What is oracle.
a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes ( bubonic plague ) and sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ).
What is plague.
A city state in southern Greece.
Murdered for political reasons.
Assassinated.
A ruler.
(in ancient Greece) a public open space
used for assemblies and markets.
What is agora.
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
What is blockade.
A conflicted war between Athens and Sparta that lasted 27 years.
What is Peloponnesian War.
King of Macedonia from 336 to 323 BC.
What is Alexander the Great.
a system of government by the whole
population or all the eligible members of a state,
typically through elected representatives.
What is democracy.
a person or company offering something
for sale, especially a trader in the street.
What is vendor.
A city state in Ancient Greece.
What is Athens.
A widespread disease.
What is plague.
Describes Greek history and culture after the death of Alexander the Great.
What is Hellenistic.
An area of land almost completely surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land.
What is peninsula.
To own a human that has limited rights and no freedom.
What is slavery.
A seller of goods.
What is vendor.
An action taken to isolate an enemy and block out its supplies.
What is blockade.