Citizens
Members of the city-state who had legal rights
Oligarchy
Government in the hands of the rich.
society organized for the purpose of waging war.
Mythology
Collection of stories almost always about the gods
Sarissa
18 ft spear used by Macedonian Army
polis
City-state
phalanx
formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
metic
Greek from another city-state
Olympic Games
Athletic contests that were used to honor Zeus
Phillip
Father of Alexander, King of Macedonia
Acropolis
High on a hill, included public buildings and marble temples
tyranny
Battle of Marathon
Ended the First Persian War
Lyric Poetry
Poems set to music
Hellenistic Culture
Mix of Greek and other cultures around the World
politics
art and practice of government
Democracy
form of government, ruled by the people.
Delian League
Athens and its military allies
Academy
Plato's school of philosophy
Great Library
Established in Alexandria, tried to have one copy of every writing in the known world
hereditary class of rulers
Citizenship
membership in a community
Peloponessian League
Spartans and their allies
Ideas mostly about math
Bonus Question
Hengeveld