Ancient Greece & Vocab

A civilization from the 4th and 5th centuries BCE that was located in the Mediterranean Sea, best known for its advances and influences in politics, mythology, literature, architecture and culture.

• Roman Empire

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient China

• Mesopotamia

A system of government that gives power to the people, whether directly or through elected representatives, started in Ancient Greece

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

The legal members of a city, state or country

• Citizens

• Kings

• Rulers

• Participants

The study of knowledge, truth and life

• Athens

• Sparta

• Philosophy

• Monotheism

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

• The Super Bowl

• The World Cup

• The World Series

• The Olympic Games

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

• Philosophy

• Mythology

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• A Country

• A State

• A Colony

• City-State

Home of the Greek gods

• Mt. Olympus

• Mt. Vesuvius

• Mt. Everest

A temple dedicated to the goddess Athena

• Parthenon

• The Colosseum

• Acropolis

• Polis

A tall, circular and decorated structure that holds up part of a building or temple:

• Post

• Beam

• Column

• Arch