A | B |
Polis | area in the city which is higher than the rest |
Minos | Leader on the island of Crete |
Aristotle | Philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great |
Hera | wife of Zeus |
Zeus | most powerful of Greek gods |
Pericles | powerful leader of Athens |
Darius | king of the Persians |
Poseidon | god of the sea |
Socrates | philospher who was forced to commit suicide because of his radical teachings |
Athena | goddess honored at the Parthenon |
oligarchy | government of a small group of individuals |
Macedonia | home to Alexander the Great |
Democracy | government ruled by the people |
Sparta | military state |
Athens | General Assembly ruled along with the Council of 500 |
Hades | god of the dead and king of the underworld |
Aphrodite | goddess of love and beauty |
Hipocrates | doctor who pledged only to help people with his knowledge of medicine |
Alexandria | city in Egypt named after Alexander the Great |
Plato | philospher who wrote "The Republic" which questioned democracy |