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Peninsula |
land surounded on three sides by water |
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Harbor |
sheltered place for ships off the coast |
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Polis |
city-state in ancient Greece |
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Acropolis |
a place to discuss community affairs located on a large hill with large walls they used it to hide in time of war |
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Agora |
central meeting place and a marketplace |
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Commodity |
something that can be bought and or sold |
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Citizen |
a person with certain rights in his or her community |
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Monarchy |
rule by |
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Oligarchy |
a small group of citizens who vote on the government |
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Democracy |
Citizens vote on government |
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Epic |
long poem about a story of heroes |
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Homer |
was a poet in Ancient Greece lived in 700 B.C. |
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Hellenism |
blend of Greek ideas and the traditions of Africa and Asia in ancient times |
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Alexander The Great |
356-323 BC king of Macedonia; his conquests spread Greek culture through out parts of three continents; he died at 33 |
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Aristole |
384-322 BC Greek philosopher; private teacher of Alexander The Great |
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assembly |
a lawmaking body of government made up of a group of citizens |
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jury |
a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in court of law |
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philosophy |
the study of or search for truth, wisdom, and the right way to live |
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Peloponnesian War |
a war fought between Athens and Sparta in the 400s B.C. ending in a victory for Sparta |
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phalanxes |
a Macedonian battle formation of infantry standing in close ranks with their shields and long spears overlapping each other |
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orator |
a person who is a skilled public speaker |
