U7 - Ancient Greece Vocabulary Review

in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus

(431-404 BCE) The war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

informed and active membership in a political community

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

a narrow gap in a mountain range

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws

A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

taking part in formal political processes and community activities outside of government

hard white material made from elephant tusks

Spartan slaves

on or near the sea

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

a group of ships

open defiance of authority

highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

rule by a few

A city-state in ancient Greece

a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment

our sense of self

a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

the Turkish peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

the southern peninsula of Greece

a group of advisers

Area between the Greek and Slavic regions; conquered Greece and Mesopotamia under the leadership Alexander the Great

oval building with tiers of seats

A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians 

In Ancient Greece, voters pulled from the community in a drawing of lots to vote on an issue or serve in a government

Of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great

the art of designing buildings

government by the people