Ancient greece vocab

MRS. MILES’ SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS

August 30, 2010

August 30th Openers

The city-state Athens focused on what? A) military techniques B) trading, farming and the army C) education, the arts and government D) religion and culture

Athens is said to have the first what? A) democracy B) navy C) temple D) agora

Ancient Greece Vocabulary

Parthenon— symbol of Ancient Greece. It was a temple to Athena. Athenians believed that the Parthenon (the temple to Athena)provided protection for their city-state

Acropolis– fortress located in the center of most city-states. A place that provided Greeks with protection, a place to worship and a place to socialize (gather).


City-State--are political units made up of a city and all surrounding lands. Many city-states were geographically formed by rugged mountains and isolated valleys

Athens– city-state located in eastern Greece. Famous for its focus on education, literature, government and art


Sparta– rival city-state of Athens. Famous for its focus on its military

Hellenistic –”Greek-like” Historians refer to blended cultures (cultures that have aspects of Greek influence) as Hellenistic.


Golden Age— a period in a society’s history marked by great achievement. In Greece it was a time when Greek thinkers, artists and writers contributed many new ideas to the world.

Pericles—most famous leader in all Athenian history. He encouraged Athenians by supporting education, art, literature and architecture


Alexander the Great— a ruler who united all of Greece.

Direct Democracy— A system of government in which the people participate directly in decision making.


The following columns were created by the Greeks and are still used in architecture today.

Doric Column--a Greek-style column with only a simple decoration around the top


Ionic Column--a Greek-style column topped by a single scroll just below the top


Corinthian Column-- a Greek-style column topped by bag of curlicues, scrolls and other lavish decoration.


Mythology--is the body of stories and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes. These stories were about the nature of the world.


Monotheism--belief in a single God

Polytheism—belief in multiple (many) gods

Ancient greece vocab

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