1. World History Chapter 4 Greece & the Hellenistic Age Key Terms

2. Agora:

3. Agora:an open air market place

4. acropolis

5. Acropolis: fortified gathering place at the top of a hill

6. polis

7. Polis: a city and the surrounding countryside

8. hoplites

9. Hoplites: heavily armed Greek infantrymen

10. phalanx

11. Phalanx: rectangular battle formation of hoplites standing shoulder to should with overlapping shields & long spears

12. democracy

13. Democracy: rule by the people

14. oligarchy

15. Oligarchy: rule by a few

16. helots

17. Helots: captured people, slaves to the Spartans

18. ephors

19. Ephors: people elected in Sparta to educate the youth & oversee the conduct of citizens

20. ostracism

21. Ostracism: the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by a popular vote

22. Age of Pericles

23. Age of Pericles: the height of Ahtenian power & brilliance

24. An organized system of thought

25. An organized system of thought: Philosophy

26. Form of drama that portrays a conflict between the protagonist & a superior force, & where the protagonist is brought to extreme ruin: TRAGEDY

27. Form of drama that portrays a conflict between the protagonist & a superior force, & where the protagonist is brought to extreme ruin