Greece Vocabulary Assignments
Descriptions of the vocabulary assignments can be found in the "Notebook Exercises" link at the top of the page.
Geography and settlement of Greece Vocabulary Word Pyramids: 8/29/14
- Peninsula- a body of land surrounded on three sides by water
- Aegean Sea- an arm of the Mediterranean Sea that extends on the Eastern side of mainland Greece
- Colony- a settlement under the control of a usually distant country
The Rise Of Democracy: Picto-Words 9/5/14
- monarchy- a government in which the ruling
power is in the hands of one person - aristocrat- a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
- oligarchy- a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
- tyranny- a government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
- democracy- a government in
which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives - citizen- a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation (free men with parents from that City-State)
- assembly- a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
Athens and Sparta: Vocabulary with sentences 9/12/14
- Athens-a city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece
- Sparta- a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military
oligarchy - Peloponnesus- a peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece
- Council of 500- in Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of government
- agora- a marketplace in ancient Greece
- Council of Elders- a small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions
Persian Wars: Illustrated Dictionary 9/22/14
- cavalry- soldiers who ride on horses
- Darius- a great Persian king who ruled from about 522 to 486 B.C.E.
- Hellespont- a long, narrow body of water between Europe and the present-day country of Turkey
- Persian Empire- a vast empire in the 400s B.C.E. that ruled over lands in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
- Persian wars- (490–479 B.C.E.) the period of fighting waged between the Persian Empire and the allied Greek city-states for control of land in Greece
- Xerxes- son of Darius, and ruler of Persia from 486 to 465 B.C.E.; eventually defeated by the Greeks at the end of the Persian wars
- Golden Age of Athens: Just words and
definitions :) 9/29/14
Pericles-a great leader who developed Athens’s culture, democracy, and power during its Golden Age
Parthenon-the temple built on the acropolis above Athens, honoring the goddess Athena
acropolis-the hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built
myth-a traditional story that helps explain a culture’s beliefs
drama the art of writing, acting in, and producing plays
Socrates a great ancient Greek philosopher who taught by asking his students thought-provoking questions
Panathenaic Games-athletic events, including horse races and chariot races, held as part of the festival called Panathenaea, honoring the goddess Athens