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Ch. 6 Ancient Greece

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Ch. 6 Ancient Greece

By: Rhian Gorman

Peninsula

a area of land almost all surrounded by water

Harbor

a place along a river to place boats and ships

Attica Peninsula

a peninsula in east-central Greece
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Polis

a city-state in Ancient Greece
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Acropolis

a large hill in Ancient Greece where people met
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Agora

A place that serves as a marketplace and as a meeting place

Commodity

something that can be bought and sold

Citizen

a person with certain rights
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Monarchy

a government ruled by  a king or queen

Oligarchy

A government which a small group of people control
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Democracy

a government where citizens make the choices
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Epic

a long poem that tells a legend
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Homer

Ancient Greek poet
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Sparta

largest Ancient Greek city-state

Athens

most powerful city-state in Ancient Greece for many years
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Assembly

lawmaking government group of citizens

Jury

a group of citizens  chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in court
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Philosophy

the study of or search for truth
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Peloponnesian War

a war between Athens and Sparta
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Mount Olympus

the highest mountain in Greece
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Phalanxes

a macedonian battle formation of infantry

Orator

a skilled public speaker

Pericles

Athenian leader who made sure every citizen could be in government
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Socrates

Greek philosopher who discussed laws
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Plato

Greek philosopher also student of Socrates
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Phillip ll

king of Macedonia father of Alexander the Great
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Parthenon

temple to the goddess Athena
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Macedonia

ancient kingdom that Alexander the Great ruled
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Hellenism

blend of Greek ideas and Africa and Asian traditions

Alexander

King of Macedonia

Aristotle

private teacher to Alexander the Great
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