WH ch 5 vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mycenaean | an Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. |
| Trojan War | (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy. Helen of Troy and Paris |
| Dorian | Greek people who moved to the mainland after the fall of the Mycaneans |
| Homer | ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC) |
| epic | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds |
| myth | a fictional story: explains why things are the way they are and teach life lessons. |
| polis | A city-state in ancient Greece |
| acropolis | an "upper city"; a common feature of ancient Greek cities; an elevated site for religious observances |
| monarchy | type of gov. in which leadership is inherited |
| aristocracy | hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat |
| oligarchy | a political system governed by a few people |
| tyrant | in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it |
| democracy | gov ruled by the people/citezins |
| helot | person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans |
| phalanx | a massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers |
| Persian Wars | A series of wars between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire (5th century B.C.). |
| direct democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
| classical art | the art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and proportion were emphasized |
| tragedy | a greek play in which the protagonist fails. |
| comedy | a play in which the protagonist succeds. |
| Peloponnesian War | a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta |
| Philosopher | thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life |
| Socrates | Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth |
| Plato | Student of Socrates, wrote The Republic about the perfectly governed society. |
| Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato |
| Philip II | king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) |
| Macedonia | the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria |
| Alexander the Great | king of Mcedonia who conquered Geece, Persia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley; his conquests spread Greek culture throughout parts of 3 continents |
| Darius III | Persian king who lost his empire to Alexander the Great |
| Hellenistic | relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization |
| Alexandria | City in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great, center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization |
| Eucilid | Greek Mathematician (Father of Geometry) who taught in Alexandria |
| archimedes | (287-212 BCE) Greek mathematician and inventor. He wrote works on plane and solid geometry, arithmetic, and mechanics. He is best known for the lever and pulley. |
| colossus of Rhodes | Largest known Hellenistic statues, one of the wonders of the ancient world |
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