Ancient Greece

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.

• mythology
• fables
• lyric poetry
• epic poetry

A city and its surrounding communities.

• acropolis
• polis
• peninsula
• city-state

A government in which only a few people have power.

• democracy
• oligarchy
• monarchy
• tyranny

Long poems about great adventure.

• lyric poetry
• fables
• mythology
• epic poetry

A government in which one person has power acquired through force.

• tyranny
• democracy
• oligarchy
• monarchy

Poetry set to music.

• mythology
• epic poetry
• lyric poetry
• fables

Stories that teach the reader life lessons.

• fables
• mythology
• lyric poetry
• epic poetry

A government in which the people rule themselves.

• monarchy
• oligarchy
• democracy
• tyranny

A city on a high hill.

• peninsula
• acropolis
• polis
• city-state

Two trading cultures developed in Ancient Greece.  This culture believed in trading by FORCE, meaning they would take what they wanted from other cultures.

• Minoans
• Athenians
• Mycenaeans
• Carrolltonians