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| indo-european person who settled on the greek mainland around 2,000 bc |
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| war fought around 1200 bc in which an army led by mycenaean kings attacked the independent trading city of troy |
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| greek speaking people that according to tradition, migrated into mainland Greece after the destruction of mycenaean civilization |
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| long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of legendary of traditional heroes |
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| traditional story about gods, anscestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of society |
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| traditional story about gods, anscestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of society |
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| a fortified hilltop in an ancient greek city |
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| a government in which power is in the hands of a single person |
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| a government in which power is in the hands of herdity |
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| a government in which power is in the hands of herdity |
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| government in which power is in the hands of a few people- based upon wealth |
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| government in which power is in the hands of a few people- based upon wealth |
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| in ancient greece, a powerful individual who gained control of a city-state's government by appealing to the poor for support |
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| a government controlled by it's citizens, either directly or through representatives |
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| in the society of ancient Sparta, a peasent bound to the land |
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| a military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields |
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| ceries of wars in the 5th century bc in which Greek city-states battled the persian empire |
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| the art of ancient greece and rome in whoch harmony and porportion were emphasized |
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| serious form of drama dealing with the down fall of a heroic or nolble character |
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| humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire |
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| war lasting from 431-404 bc in which athens and its allies were defeated by sparta and its allies |
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| a thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe |
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| questioned nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge |
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| questioned nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge |
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| questioned nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge |
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