Ancient Greece Key Vocabulary Set

A form of government where the citizens vote for their leaders

A temple built in Athens to honor the goddess Athena; it is located on the Acropolis, or “high city”

an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century

What did all Greeks strive to achieve?

A city-state; ruled by a military dictatorship

An epic poem about the hero Odysseus’s trip home from the Trojan War

Wars between the Greek City-states and Persia

Separate places that have their own government and act like independent nations

A body of water that was very important to the Ancient Greek civilization

A long poem that follows the adventures of a hero