 | Term | Definition |
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frescoes |
paintings made on wet plaster walls |
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city-state |
form of government that cosisted of a town or city and the surrounding lad it controlled |
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polis |
greek word for city-state |
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acropolis |
a hill or mountain, together with temples and other public buildings |
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agora |
a marketplace |
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epics |
long poems describing heroes and great events |
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myths |
traditional stories about the deeds and misdeeds of gods, goddesses, and heroes |
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the Iliad |
An epic by Homer that recounts the story of the Trojan War. |
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the Odyssey |
An ancient Greek epic by Homer that recounts the adventures of Odysseus during his return from the war in Troy to his home in the Greek island of Ithaca. |
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Homer |
9th-century b.c., Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey. |
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oracles |
religious sanctuaries wehre Greek gods were believed to speak about the future through priests and priestesses |
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import |
a good or service brought from another country or reigion |
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export |
a good or service sold to another country or reigion |
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aristocracies |
city-states in anciet greece governed by nobles; later came to mean a privileged social class |
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hoplite |
a member of a troup of heavily armed Greek infantry soilders who typically fought in phalanx formation |
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popular government |
the idea that some people could and should rule themselves rather than be ruled by others |
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democracy |
a government in which all citizens take part |
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oligarchy |
Form of government which ruling powers in the hands of few leaders |
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monarchy |
Form of government which ruling power is in the hands of one person |
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tyranny |
Form of government which ruling power is in the hands of a person who seized control |
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helots |
social group in Sparta consisting of slaves; made up of the peoples conquered by the Spartans |
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metics |
people born outside Athens, worked as merchants or artisans |
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ephors |
overseers, elected by the assembly for one-year terms, monitored the kings and the citizens |
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archons |
rulers, each of whom served a one-year term of office |
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rhetoric |
was the study of oratory, or public speaking, and debating |
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