Glossary
Philosophy-- the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Peninsula-- a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
City-state -- a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Polis--The Greek word for a city-state
Democracy-- a type of government in which people rule themselves.
Citizen-- people who had the right to participate in government
Myth-- a story typically involving supernatural beings or events to explain historical or natural happenings
Drama-- a play for theater
Agora-- a public open space used for assemblies and markets.
Acropolis-- a fortress that often stood on top of a high hill
Oligarchy-- a government in which only a few people have power
Aristocrat-- a rich land owner
Tyrant-- a leader who held power through the use of force.
Assembly-- a gathering of citizens who created the city's laws
Phalanx-- a group of warriors who stood close together in a square.
Helot-- a member of a class in ancient Sparta, in between the status of slave and citizen
Peloponnesian War-- a war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart
Mythology-- a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
Colonies-- a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
Peninsula-- a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
City-state -- a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Polis--The Greek word for a city-state
Democracy-- a type of government in which people rule themselves.
Citizen-- people who had the right to participate in government
Myth-- a story typically involving supernatural beings or events to explain historical or natural happenings
Drama-- a play for theater
Agora-- a public open space used for assemblies and markets.
Acropolis-- a fortress that often stood on top of a high hill
Oligarchy-- a government in which only a few people have power
Aristocrat-- a rich land owner
Tyrant-- a leader who held power through the use of force.
Assembly-- a gathering of citizens who created the city's laws
Phalanx-- a group of warriors who stood close together in a square.
Helot-- a member of a class in ancient Sparta, in between the status of slave and citizen
Peloponnesian War-- a war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart
Mythology-- a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
Colonies-- a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.