Greek Economics, Warfare, Beliefs, and Learning

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slavery

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A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people.

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metic

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Foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan.

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tenant farmer

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Farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops.

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Peloponnesian League

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Formed from the surrounding city-states near Sparta. It was formed to defeat democracy in Athens.

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Delian League

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An alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians.

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Battle of Salamis

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Greek victory over the Persian navy during the Second Persian War.

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Battle of Marathon

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Greek victory over the Persian army that ended the First Persian War.

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chorus

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A group of characters in Greek tragedy (and in later forms of drama), who comment on the action of a play without participation in it.

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lyric poetry

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A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings.

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Olympic games

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In ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus.