Unit 4 Vocabulary Review (A)

A person who is loyal to and protected by a government

A city-state of ancient Greece, which reached its greatest cultural achievements in the fifth century B.C.

The ruler of the Greek gods in Greek mythology

Land with water on three sides

A government in which citizens make political decisions

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses

A set of letters used to represent the individual sounds of a language

An ancient Greek city-state of the Peloponnesus, noted for its militarism.

The Greek word for city-state

A short story that conveys a moral lesson, often by means of animal characters that possess human characteristics

Rule by the upper classes

The peninsula that forms the southern part of Greece

A story that explains beliefs, practices, or natural phenomena, often featuring gods and goddesses

A ruler who takes power illegally

The highest mountain in Greece; gods were believed to have lived there in Greek mythology

Rule by one King or Queen from a royal family

Rule by the few

An ancient Greek festival in honor of Zeus, which took place every four years featuring athletic and poetry contests

A long poem that tells a story of heroes

A people of Southwest Asia who began to trade around 1100 B.C. and developed an alphabetic language