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Ancient Greece Vocabulary
Vocabulary, People and Places from ancient Greece
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History
7th Grade
02/03/2012

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epic
Definition
a long poem that tells a story
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acropolis
Definition
a high rocky hill where early people built cities
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city-state
Definition
a city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and a separate independent state
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aristocrats
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a member of a rich and powerful family
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tyrant
Definition
a ruler in ancient Greece who took power by force, with support of
the middle and working classes
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democracy
Definition
form of government in which citizens govern themselves
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immortal
Definition
someone or something that lives forever
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oracle
Definition
in ancient Greece, a sacred site where a god or goddess was consulted; any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods.
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philosopher
Definition
someone who uses reason to understand the world
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tragedy
Definition
a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character.
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Athens
Definition
a city-state in ancient Greece; the capital city of present-day Greece
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agora
Definition
a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city;
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vendor
Definition
a seller of goods
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slavery
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the condition of being owned by and forced to work for someone else
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Sparta
Definition
an ancient city-state in Greece on the Peloponesus Peninsula- focused on military
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Helots
Definition
a member of a certain class of servants in ancient Sparta
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Peloponnesioan War
Definition
a war fought between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece; almost every other Greek city-state was involved
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Plague
Definition
widespread disease
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blockade
Definition
an action taken to isolate the enemy and cut off its supplies
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assassinate
Definition
to commit murder for political reasons
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Alexander the Great
Definition
king of Macedonia conquered Persia and Egypt and invaded India
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Hellenistic
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a term that describes Greek history after the death of Alexander the Great
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Greece
Definition
a country in southeastern Europe; site of a great ancient civilization
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Parthenon
Definition
the chief temple of the Greek goddess, Athena, on the hill of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
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