holt ancient civilizations unit 9
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emilymolly16 on April 4, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 polis | Greek word for city-state |
| classical age | age is one that is marked by great achievments |
| acropolis | a high hill |
| democracy | Rule by the people |
| aristocrats | rich landowners |
| oligarchy | a government ruled by a few people. |
| citizens | People who had the right to participate in government |
| peninsula | a body of land with water surrounding it on three sides. |
| tyrant | a leader who held power through the use of force |
| Pericles | a brilliant elected leader who ruled from 460 B.C.to 429 B.C. |
| mythology | a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
| Homer | ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC) |
| Sappho | the most famous lyric poet who was a woman |
| Aesop | Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC) |
| fables | short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live |
| Minoans | earliest Greek civilization that had developed on the island of Crete by 2000 B.C. |
| Mycenaeans | first Greek-speaking people; invaded Minoans; dominated Greek world 1400 B.C. to 1200 B.C.; sea traders; lived in separate city-states; invovled in Trojan War against Troy |
| Draco | Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC) |
| Solon | Athenian reformer of the 6th century; established laws that eased the burden of debt on farmers, forbade enslavement for debt |
| Cleisthenes | An aristocrat, created a council of 500 and helped from Athenian democracy |
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