The peninsula that forms the southern part of Greece.

A narrow strip of land.

The Greeks got the alphabet from them.

A system of symbols used to represent individual sounds

Ruler of the gods. Olympic Festival honored him.

Highest mountain in Greece and home to the Greek gods.

A story that people tell to explain beliefs about their world.

Games held every four years to honor Zeus.

A long poem about ancient heroes.

A short story usually involves animals and teaches a moral or lesson.

The Greek word for city-state.

Rule by the upper-class/wealthy landowners

A ruler that takes power illegally.

A person who is loyal to and protected by a government.

A government in which citizens make political decisions "Rule by the People"

A city-state in ancient Greece. Democracy was born here.

A city-state in ancient Greece that focused on military strength.

A Greek slave

Military houses for soldiers

A plain near Athens where the first battle with the Persians took place.

A Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

An open air market place and political center of Athens.

A self governing city and its surrounding villages.

Rule by a king or a queen

Rule by a few

A person, such as a priestess, through whom a deity is held to respond when consulted; Can predict the future.

Considered the "father" of democracy.

All things used in producing goods and services.

Earliest people on the island of Crete. They were excellent sailors & traded w/ Egypt & the Fertile Crescent. Were conquered by mainland Greece.

A group of people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.; leading city called Mycenae which could withstand any attack;

Temple with a circular plan; burial chamber or tomb.

Holy city built to honor Apollo; home of the oracle called the Pythia

The name of the priestess who gave oracles at Delphi.

A 10 year war fought between the Mycenaean's and Troy over the princess Helen. Homer wrote the epic poem.