Ancient Greece Vocab Chp 9 Sec 1

Acropolis

• Highest point in the city

• The city center

• The roads that run through the city

• The docks

Agora

• City marketplace

• Walls around the city

• Roadways through the city

• The docks

Aristocracy

• Government ruled by a single person

• Government ruled by a small group of elites or single family

• Government ruled by a person who took power by force

• Government ruled by a few powerful citizens

Epic poem

• Lines with 3 to 5 syllables that are about nature

• Songs performed to pass oral tradition

• Long poetic stories

• Short songs of bravery

Hero

• A character that a Greek god

• A character that saves the damsel in distress

• A character that helps their family

• A character that faces a challenge that is demanding

Labyrinth

• Plot of a story

• A confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages

• Anything that leads to misdirection

• Getting lost in the forest

Monarchy

• A government ruled by a single person

• A government ruled by a single family

• A government ruled by a person who takes power by force

• A government ruled by a few powerful citizens

Myth

• Story that is false

• Story that is true

• Old story to expand natural phenomenon

• New story that explains people's behavior

Oligarchy

• A government ruled by one person

• A government ruled by single family

• A government ruled by person who takes power by force

• A government ruled by a few citizens

Polis

• A powerful man

• A powerful city-state

• A powerful family

• A powerful hero