Ancient Greece Chapter 6 grade 6
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- Peninsula
- Land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
- Colony
- A settlement in new lands.
- Attica
- A major peninsula in ancient greece.
- Peloponnesus
- A major in ancient greece - very hilly there.
- Crete
- This is the largest of the Aegean islands in ancient greece.
- Rhodes
- The second largest of the greek islands in the Aegean Sea.
- Phoenician
- An ancient sea power located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean.
- Polis
- A city-state in ancient greece.
- Helot
- The people conquered by Sparta who were forced to live as slaves.
- Agora
- The central marketplace in ancient Athens and the site of numerous temples and government buildings.
- Acropolis
- A hilltop fortress (high-city)in ancient Athens, which included the Parthenon and other famous buildings, where citizens met to discuss affairs of the community.
- Herodotus
- Greek historian; known as the "father of history" observed the Persian Wars.
- Sparta
- Sparta was located on the southern tip of the Peloponessus.
- Athens
- A peaceful city-state; knowledge cherished. Unlike Sparta, you should ask questions.
- Thermopylae
- A narrow mountain pass in the central greece where a small group of Spartan soliders fought to the last man, holding back the Persian army.
- Marathon
- A plain in Attica, greece, where the Athens defeated the Persians in 490 B.C.
- monarchy
- A government headed by a king or queen.
- tyranny
- A type of government in which all power is held in the hands of one ruler, usually a military leader.
- oligarchy
- A government that is run by a few people, usually by members of rich, powerful families.
- democracy
- A government run by the people, in which citizens make their own laws.
- assembly
- The basic lawmaking body in a democracy, made up of a group of citizens.
- Pericles
- Athenian leader; led Athen during the height of its power and influence.
- myth
- A story about the gods and goddesses of a particular people.
- epic
- A long beautiful poem, it can pass on knowledge.
- tragedy
- A play in which life is treated seriously, and which usually has a sad ending.
- comedy
- A play that is funny and usually has a happy ending, and were usually performed late in the day.
- philosophy
- The study of the basic nature and purpose of life; the search for truth. (Love of Wisdom)
- Homer
- Blind poet, roamed the Aegean world, believed he had a special purpose, wrote the "Iliad," and the "Odyssey."
- Aeschylus
- he was well known because he won prizes in the festival 13 times in a row, wrote famous plaus because he was in wars tragedies.
- Aristophanes
- One of the most famous writers of comedy.
- Socrates
- Well known in Athens because he dared to raise questions about Athenian values. His motto was " Know Thyself." He died from drinking hemlock.
- Plato
- he founded the world's first university, known as the Academy, it lasted for 900 years.
- Thucydides
- Greek historian; observed and wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars.
- Philip II
- King of Macedonia; father of Alexander the Great.Loved Greek Culture.
- Alexander the Great
- In about 356-323 b.c. in 336-323 b.c. he conquered Greece, loved Greek culture, blended Greek cultures with others about 70 cities named after him.
- Aristotle
- A wise famous philosopher from Athens who taught Alexander to love philosophy and Greek ways.
- Macedonia
- People who conquered ancient Greece and conquered Greek lands, new empire, loved Greek culture.
- Alexandria
- a city built by Alexander the Great on the Nile delta, had first museums and libraries.