agora
An outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece
plunder
Goods taken during war
myth
Stories that may be about gods and goddesses that explain things in nature
immortal
Able to live forever
aristocracy
A government controlled by a few wealthy families
democracy
A government run by the people
oral tradition
Passed down by word of mouth
helot
A slave
Assembly
All male citizens of Athens older than 18
Golden Age
After the defeat of the Persians, Athens flourished as it experienced great growth and richness during this time
Delian League
An alliance of Athens with other Greek city states
marathon
A long race based on an ancient Greek legend
philosopher
A person who studies truth and knowledge
reason
Logical thinking
plague
A fast spreading disease that is often deadly
mercenary
A hired soldier
Minoans
A powerful early civilization in the Aegean Seas
Homer
Author of the Trojan War poems the Illiad and the Odyssey
Pericles
A great leader of Athens (30 years)
Socrates
A philosopher who taught people to think by asking them questions
Plato
Pupil of Socrates who wrote about him
Aristotle
Teacher of Alexander the Great who started a school in Athens - became a model for universities
Alexandria
An Egyptian city that became the greatest center of trade and learning
Alexander
King of Macedonia who conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia and Africa and spread Greek culture
Hippocrates
Father of medicine
Archimedes
Famous inventor and mathematician who was murdered by a Roman soldier
Pythagoras
Created some important theories about numbers and music
Euclid
Most important mathematician of his time and students still study his system of plane geometry
Crete
Early Greek civilization in the Mediterranean Sea
Troy
A city on the western coast of Asia Minor location of the Trojan War
Athens
A city-state that was the best example of a democracy
Sparta
A strictly ruled military city-state
Salamis
A mighty sea battle where Athens defeated the Persians
Mount Olympus
Home of the Greek gods and goddesses
Alexandria
An Egyptian city that became the greatest center of trade and learning
Trojan War
War between the Greeks and the Trojans
Olympic Games
The Greeks honored their gods in athletic contests every 4 years
Peloponnesian War
War between Athens and Sparta
Persian War
War between the Greeks and the Persians
Hellenistic Age
A new civilization that developed from the blend of Greek and Asian culture