STUDY GUIDE FOR THE ACIENT GREECE TEST DECEMBER 17

PENINSULA- a body of land with water on three sides COLONYY- a settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland POLIS- like a tiny independent country and its a Greek city-state AGORA- a market place; and a place where people met to debate issues or an open era in polis and meeting place TRYANT- someone who takes power by forcing the riles with totally authority OLIGARCHY- a few people who hold power in city-states DEMOCRACY- when all citizens share in running the government HELOT- the Spartans called their captive works helot meaning, CAPTURE DIRECT DEMASOCRY- type of government system in witch people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters REPRESENTATIVE DAMOCRACY- systems of government in witch citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and government decisions on their behalf STRAPES- 20 states of Darius; city-state STRAPE- protector of the kingdom, was ruled by a governor ruler ZOROSTRIANISM- Persian region found by ZOROOTER in 660 B.C. PHILOSOPHY- study of the nature meaning of life Greek word love and wisdom MYTH- traditional stories about Gods and Heros ORADE- a place where priests priest EPIC- LONG POEM THAT TELLS ABOUT LEGENDARY OR HEROIC DEEDS FABLE- short tale that teaches a lesson DRAMA- story told by actors who pretend to be characters ib the story COMEDY- form of drama in witch the story has a happy ending LEGACY- when a person leaves behind when he/she dies INTELLENISTIC ERA- period when the Greek language and Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek people of Asia PHILOSPHER-thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life SOPHIST- professional teacher in ancient Greece: believed in that people should use knowledge to improve them selves and developed the art of public speaking and debate SOCROTIC METHOD- way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question/answer format to force students to see their reason to see things for them selves GODS AND GODESESS ATHENA-single, S.S. Owl and Olive Tree Powers= giving men wisdom and protection POSEIDON- Amphirite S.s. pine tree + horse Powers= causing/claiming earth quakes, storms, and other natural disasters ZEUS-hera S.S=oak tree+ eagle Powers= punishing crime, avenging wrong, protectingfaithful worships, and controlling all good and evil with justice APHRODITE-Hephaestus S.S. Dove, apple, myrtle, rose Powers= making both gods and mortles fall in love (especially Ares) HERA-Zeus S.S. None Powers= commanding the winds and watching over women and mothers HADES- Persephone S.S. none

Powers= bring aboutdeath and ruling the underworld APOLLO-single S.S. laurel treeand #7 Powers= making the sun rise, premoting learning, and healing people HERMES-single S.S. # 4 Powers= traveling anywhere instantly HESTIA-single S.S. none Powers= protecting all orphan and homeless children and watching over them THE TITANS-each other Powers= controlling the sea, sun, moon, harvest, justice, planets, memories ARTEMIS- single S.S. lion, bears, wolf, wild birds Powers= protecting cities, wild animala and women -->DIONYSUS-single S.S. grapes, ivy and the rose Powers= bringing great joy and productivity DEMETER-single S.S. none Powers= controlling all harvests HEPHAESTUS=- Aphrodite S.S. Blacksmiths hammer and tongs Powers= creating magical, useful, and beautiful objects ARES- single S.S. spear Powers= waging war

***KNOW ALL PLACES ON THE MAP AND COMPLEAT*** Crete- 1900,English archaeologist, Arthur Evens re-found Crete. There had been ancient civilizations before the Greece colony Mycenae- Mycenaeans were originally in central Asia but the invaded the Greek in late 1900 B.C. and concurred the people living there Sparta- an OLIGARCHY democracy. The Dorians (Greeks who invaded Peloponnesus during the dark age) founded Sparta Polis- a city-state and a place where they would meet on a hill there was something called a Acropolis stood at the top as a safe meting place in case of an attack Athens- northeast to Sparta Government was a oligarchy Thebes- was the largest city of its region witch was Boeotia.
Delphi- the Greece colony went to go and visit Delphi because they wanted advise from the God Apollo Mt. Olympus- the home of most of the Gods and The Titans. Place where the gods hang out