Ancient Greece Vocabulary

He conquered Persia and Egypt.  He was king of Macedonia from 336 BC to 323 BC. 

A city with its own traditions & its owngovernment & laws.

Athenian philosopher, taught throughquestioning, put to death forchallenging Athenian values

Marked by greatachievements, broughtimportant advances in government, art, and philosophy. 

Duringthe Dark Ages,  the art of___________________ disappeared.

Only about ____________ of Greece is good forgrowing crops.

Besides the Illiad, what other poem tells about the Trojan War?

Means the rule of the few, thepeople who are richer and more powerful than the others.

A philosopher who was a student of Plato. He taught that people should use reason intheir lives

Describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great; three main kingdoms formed.

System of beliefs and values. Aristotle, Plato and Socrateswere all notable Greek philosophers.

Pericles was an Athenian...

Greek epic poems and myths. A 10 year war between Greece and the city of Troy in Asia Minor.

Greece is a _____________  made up of peninsulas.

A form of government in which citizens governthemselves.

A belief in or worship of manygods.

Athenian leader,his reforms strengthened democracy; encouragedthe spread of democracy in Athens

Is a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a group of people.

Agovernment where the citizens propose and vote directly on each law.

An ancient city-state in Greece, it is widely referred to as the birthplace of democracy.

Greek Poet; credited with composing the epicsthe Iliad and the Odyssey. 

A member of a rich and powerful family.

A prominent city-state in ancient Greece, focused on military training and excellence.

_____________________controlled most of the goodlands.

What word means a high, rocky hill on or near which early which early people built cities?

Folktale that tries to explain how things came to be; usually involving a god or goddess.