1. Vocabulary
For Greece

2. Greece Unit Vocabulary Section 1
Rise of Greek Civilization

3. Colony
A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland

4. An area of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
An area of land nearly surrounded by water

5. A high rocky hill on or near which early people built cities
Acropolis
A high rocky hill on or near which early people built cities

6. Center of public life in Athens (market, government, social life)
Agora
Center of public life in Athens (market, government, social life)

7. A city with its own traditions, government, and laws
City-state
A city with its own traditions, government, and laws

8. Epic A long poem that tells a story
Bard: someone who tells or writes down these stories

9. Athens and Sparta: City-State Rivals
Section 2
Athens and Sparta:
City-State Rivals

10. A member of a rich and powerful family
Riches
Power
Aristocrat
A member of a rich and powerful family

11. Oligarchy/Aristocracy
Riches
Power
Oligarchy/Aristocracy
Government ruled by a few/rich)

12. A ruler who takes power by force and rules with total authority
Tyrant
A ruler who takes power by force and rules with total authority

13. A form of government in which citizens govern themselves
Democracy
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves

14. Slaves in the Spartan city-state
Helot
Slaves in the Spartan city-state

15. Section 3
Greece and Persia

16. Governor of a province in ancient Persia
Satrap
Governor of a province in ancient Persia

17. Section 4
Glory, War, and Decline

18. A form of democracy in which all eligible people have a say and a vote
Direct Democracy
A form of democracy in which all eligible people have a say and a vote

19. Representative Democracy
A form of democracy in which citizens vote for officials. Those officials then make decisions for them

20. Deep thinker – uses reasoning to understand the world
Philosopher
Deep thinker – uses reasoning to understand the world

21. Plague
Widespread disease

22. Chapter 8 Section 1
Greek Culture

23. Comedy: Light hearted/funny play
Tragedy: Serious Play
Comedy: Light hearted/funny play

24. Story that explains the beliefs of people or something in nature
Myth
Story that explains the beliefs of people or something in nature

25. A short tale that teaches a lesson
Fable
A short tale that teaches a lesson

26. Surrounding an enemy and preventing movement
Blockade
Surrounding an enemy and preventing movement

27. Tribute
Payment of goods/gold

28. Section 2
The Greek Mind

29. Philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
Socratic Method
Philosophical method of questioning to gain truth

30. Section 3
Alexander’s Empire

31. Murdered for political reasons
Assassinate
Murdered for political reasons

32. Part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses
calvary
Part of an army in which the soldiers ride horses

33. Section 4
Hellenistic Culture

34. Describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great
Hellenistic
Describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great

35. Wild, uncivilized person or foreigner
Barbarian
Wild, uncivilized person or foreigner