| A | B |
|---|
| Epic | long poem that tells a story (i.e..Iliad & the Odyssey) |
| City-State | City with its own traditions & government, both city & independent state |
| Acropolis | High rocky hill on or near where people build cities |
| Aristocrat | member of a rich & powerful family |
| Democracy | Form of government where citizens govern themselves |
| Homer | Greek poet, wrote the Iliad & the Odyssey |
| Immortal | Live forever |
| Polytheistic | Believe in many gods |
| Parthenon | temple to godess Athena |
| Philosopher | person who uses reason to understand the world |
| Socrates | Philosopher from Athens, taught through questioning |
| Agora | Marketplace & center of public life |
| Plague | widespread disease |
| Blockage | enemy forces cut off an area from travel & trade |
| Hellenistic | Title for Greek culture after death of Alexander the Great |
| King Phillip Macedonia | Seized power in 359B.C., conquered the Greek city-state, father of Alexander the Great |
| Alexander the Great | Conquered Persia, Egypt & India, spread Hellenic culture |
| Alexandria | Hellenistic city in Egypt |
| Euclid | Greek mathematician, father of geometry |
| Neoclassical | New classical, return to lifestyle of Greeks & Romans |
| Republic | Representative government |
| Dictator | Absolute power, leader takes control of country/empire |
| Emperor | Ruler in a dictatorship, absolute power |
| Patricians | Upper class in Rome (like Greek aristocracy) |
| Plebians | Lower class in Rome, few jobs because of slaves (like Greek serfs) |
