1. Chapter 5 The Greek City-States (c. 2000 B.C.–404 B.C.) Part I #1-34 Mr. C. Dennison Cardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY

2. frescoes Paintings done on wet plaster walls. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 2

3. polis Greek word for city- state, which developed around a central fort. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 3

4. acropolis 1. Hill or mountain in Greece that included a fort as well as temples and other public buildings. 2. high hill that marked the center of ancient Athens. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 4

5. agora Marketplace in a city- state in Greece. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 5

6. Minoans Earliest Greek civilization that had developed on the island of Crete by 2000 B.C. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 6

7. Mycenaeans Civilization on the Greek mainland that conquered the Minoans in Crete in about 1400 B.C. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 7

8. myths Traditional stories about gods, goddesses, and heroes. Image: Bust of Zeus 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 8

9. oracles Special places where the ancient Greeks believed gods spoke through priests and priestesses. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 9

10. "Consulting the Oracle" by John William Waterhouse, showing eight priestesses in a temple of prophecy 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 10

11. aristocracies Greek city-states controlled by nobles. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 11

12. hoplites Heavily armed Greek infantry who carried long spears and fought in closely spaced rows. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 12

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14. tyrants In ancient Greece, rulers who seized power by force but who ruled with the people’s support; later came to refer to rulers who exercise brutal and oppressive power. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 14

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16. popular government Idea that people can and should rule themselves. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 16

17. democracy Government in which citizens take part. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 17

18. Homer The “blind” Greek poet. Some scholars believe that the poems themselves manifestly represent the culmination of many centuries of oral story- telling and a well- developed "formulaic" system of poetic composition, so according to Martin West, “______" is "not the name of a historical poet, but a fictitious or constructed name.“ 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 18

19. Homer and His Guide, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905). The scene portrays Homer on Mount Ida, beset by dogs and guided by the goatherder, Glaucus. (The tale is told in Pseudo Herodotus). 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 19

20. The Iliad Homer’s great epic that tells the story of the Trojan War. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 20

21. The Odyssey Homer’s epic that tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus on his way home from the Trojan War. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 21

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23. Mermaids and Sirens In Greek mythology, sirens are sea nymphs who possess the bodies of birds and the heads of women, and are the daughters of the sea god Phorcys. Sirens had such sweet voices that it is said that mariners who heard their songs were lured into grounding their boats on the rocks on which the beautiful nymphs sang. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 23

24. Olympic Games Originally, ancient Greek festival including contests of sports, music, and literature; the modern revival of these games as international athletic competitions. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 24

25. helots conquered people of the Peloponnesus, who became the lowest class in Spartan society. 9/8/2015copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com; All Rights Reserved. 25

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27. direct democracy Form of democracy in which all citizens participate directly in making decisions.

28. representative democracy Form of government in which citizens elect representatives to run the government for them, rather than each citizen serving directly in the government.